⏱️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
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 38
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 2:17 · DAL 58-48 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 8:23 · DAL 68-66 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Crawford technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 8:34 · DAL 66-56 WSH
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:50 · DAL 104-96 WSH
📊The numbers
| DAL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
