⏱️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
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 54- Gave up second chances, 22 offensive rebounds to their eleven
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 3:26 · DAL 76-64 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q4 6:16 · DAL 98-77 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q3 7:11 · DAL 66-62 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |
