⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first 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 Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 31
A 12-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 15 in the third 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
Q1 10:52 · DAL 8-2 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q2 6:07 · DAL 50-26 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 15
Q3 7:28 · DAL 68-53 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q3 0:10 · DAL 80-72 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 27 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
