⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 24- A 14-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 27 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 9:00 · DAL 16-11 MIL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 27
Q3 10:52 · DAL 74-47 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 30
Q4 6:22 · DAL 99-69 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 16
Q3 4:52 · DAL 77-61 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:25 · DAL 29-23 MIL
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
