⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their eighteen- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 22-11 off them
- A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the third quarter
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the third quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q3 3:42 · DAL 74-68 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses technical free throw
Q1 5:56 · DAL 13-12 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 4:50 · DAL 44-44 TOR
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q3 6:58 · DAL 61-68 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
