⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third 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 Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 21- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 52
A 15-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 4 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 2:17 · DAL 88-71 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darren Collison misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:18 · DAL 108-100 UTAH
- Turnover
Mike James bad pass
Q4 0:08 · DAL 111-105 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 4
Q4 2:54 · DAL 111-107 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
