⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NO 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 Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 16 fast break points to 2- A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 32
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 8:41 · NO 35-34 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 10:32 · NO 64-66 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carl Landry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:33 · NO 73-75 DAL
- Missed FT
Carl Landry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:06 · NO 77-79 DAL
- Missed FT
Jarrett Jack misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · NO 81-83 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 8:27 · NO 8-17 DAL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up
Q2 0:55 · NO 41-53 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:31 · NO 75-77 DAL
📊The numbers
| NO | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
