⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 4
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 9:15 · DAL 84-72 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
