⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth 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 Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 2- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 48
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 2-point lead to 12
Q4 10:06 · DAL 95-83 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q4 2:45 · DAL 114-91 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wesley Matthews misses technical free throw
Q1 5:54 · DAL 17-10 POR
📊The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 62% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 23 |
| 29 | Assists | 13 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
