⏱️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
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- A 17-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 21 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 0:29 · DAL 88-82 ORL
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 21
Q4 5:16 · DAL 111-90 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 6:11 · DAL 55-51 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 10:22 · DAL 61-64 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson lost ball turnover
Q4 4:48 · DAL 97-90 ORL
📊The numbers
| DAL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 32 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
