⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first 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 Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 26-17 off them
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Kaman technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:30 · DAL 56-43 NO
- Technical
Jarrett Jack technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:30 · DAL 58-43 NO
- Flagrant
Jarrett Jack flagrant foul type 1 (Shawn Marion draws the foul)
Q3 6:56 · DAL 62-50 NO
📊The numbers
| DAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
