⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 29-10 off them- A 16-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 28 in the third quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 14 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 14
Q4 2:53 · DET 86-100 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses technical free throw
Q3 9:30 · DET 40-58 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q1 8:40 · DET 4-19 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 7:11 · DET 32-50 DAL
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 28
Q3 10:32 · DET 40-68 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses technical free throw
Q1 9:48 · DET 2-4 DAL
📊The numbers
| DET | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 17 | Assists | 28 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
