⏱️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
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of sixteen from three- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36
- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 24
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 50
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 7:35 · POR 71-71 DAL
- Ties it
Damian Lillard hit a 26-foot three jumper, LaMarcus Aldridge with the assist
Q4 0:01 · POR 106-106 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 10:06 · POR 78-87 DAL
- Lead
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 14-foot jumper
Q4 2:15 · POR 98-100 DAL
- Winner
Monta Ellis hit a 21-foot jumper, Jose Calderon with the assist
Q4 0:00 · POR 106-108 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeJuan Blair misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:33 · POR 88-94 DAL
- Turnover
Monta Ellis out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:07 · POR 91-94 DAL
- Turnover
Monta Ellis out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:06 · POR 103-106 DAL
📊The numbers
| POR | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
