⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 7:26 · DAL 30-27 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 1:31 · DAL 46-43 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 2:25 · DAL 15-23 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q4 2:47 · DAL 92-79 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Fernandez misses technical free throw
Q2 9:55 · DAL 18-23 POR
📊The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 13 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
