⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34
- A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, eight free throws to their eighteen
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 9:21 · DAL 14-12 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 6:31 · DAL 59-55 DET
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q4 10:59 · DAL 80-61 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
O.J. Mayo technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 6:15 · DAL 12-10 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 9:15 · DAL 30-38 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Singler misses technical free throw
Q1 6:15 · DAL 12-10 DET
📊The numbers
| DAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Assists | 16 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 35 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
