⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, nine free throws to their 27
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q3 4:58 · DEN 76-83 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Al Harrington technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:16 · DEN 33-46 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 7:58 · DEN 33-49 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 30 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
