⏱️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, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 46- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 23-13 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
- Ties it
Shawn Marion hit a 1-foot two point shot, Dirk Nowitzki with the assist
OT 1:07 · DAL 85-85 POR
- Lead
Delonte West hit a 11-foot two point shot
2OT 4:33 · DAL 89-87 POR
- Lead
Delonte West hit a 19-foot two point shot
2OT 3:44 · DAL 91-89 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Terry bad pass
OT 2:56 · DAL 83-85 POR
- Turnover
Jason Terry bad pass
2OT 2:01 · DAL 93-91 POR
- Turnover
Shawn Marion lost ball
2OT 0:10 · DAL 97-94 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Ties it
LaMarcus Aldridge hit a 12-foot two point shot
Q4 0:12 · DAL 81-81 POR
- Lead
Nicolas Batum hit a 17-foot jumper, Raymond Felton with the assist
OT 4:24 · DAL 81-83 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 0:54 · DAL 81-85 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace offensive foul (Brendan Haywood draws the foul)
Q4 4:16 · DAL 73-71 POR
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 1
2OT 4:16 · DAL 89-89 POR
- Missed FT
Wesley Matthews misses free throw 2 of 2
2OT 0:11 · DAL 97-94 POR
📊The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 11 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
