⏱️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
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 30 from three- A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 52
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 48
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 4:28 · DET 97-96 DAL
- Go-ahead
Khris Middleton hit a 23-foot three jumper, Brandon Knight with the assist
Q4 2:29 · DET 97-96 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:36 · DET 97-100 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q3 0:03 · DET 73-88 DAL
- Winner
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 18-foot two point shot
Q4 2:08 · DET 97-98 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike James bad pass
Q4 3:16 · DET 94-95 DAL
- Missed FT
O.J. Mayo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:45 · DET 94-95 DAL
📊The numbers
| DET | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 19 | Assists | 29 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
