⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 27 from three- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 46
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 3:48 · DAL 47-32 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 21
Q4 7:20 · DAL 90-69 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Arron Afflalo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:41 · DAL 76-51 DEN
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 28 | Assists | 15 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
