⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 25 from three- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 38
- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 23
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 30-20 off them
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 52
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q2 9:22 · POR 27-38 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q2 6:18 · POR 39-45 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4
Q4 3:48 · POR 89-93 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Raymond Felton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:11 · POR 12-22 DAL
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
Q4 0:54 · POR 89-93 DAL
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
Q4 0:19 · POR 89-93 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:22 · POR 0-9 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 11:14 · POR 18-38 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 1:21 · POR 41-58 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shawn Marion bad pass
Q4 1:22 · POR 86-93 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki offensive foul (Raymond Felton draws the foul)
Q4 1:05 · POR 89-93 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki turnover
Q4 1:05 · POR 89-93 DAL
📊The numbers
| POR | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
