⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 29- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 28
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 2:10 · DAL 88-76 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 8:21 · DAL 97-85 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
