⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 13- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 28
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen
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 dragged them back level
Q3 9:41 · DAL 60-60 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 4:35 · DAL 87-89 BKN
- Go-ahead
Jason Kidd hit a 26-foot three jumper, Dirk Nowitzki with the assist
Q4 0:48 · DAL 92-91 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shawn Marion traveling
Q4 4:03 · DAL 81-89 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- Winner
Brook Lopez hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:42 · DAL 92-93 BKN
- Ties it
Brook Lopez hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:42 · DAL 92-92 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kris Humphries lost ball
Q4 4:13 · DAL 81-89 BKN
- Turnover
Kris Humphries bad pass
Q4 0:58 · DAL 89-91 BKN
- Turnover
Anthony Morrow lost ball
Q4 0:17 · DAL 92-93 BKN
📊The numbers
| DAL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
