⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their ten
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 6:37 · WSH 36-35 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 2:21 · WSH 44-39 DAL
- Steal
Nene stole it from Dirk Nowitzki
Q4 1:21 · WSH 74-79 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses technical free throw
Q3 5:41 · WSH 55-48 DAL
- Turnover
John Wall bad pass
Q4 0:04 · WSH 78-85 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 5:07 · WSH 15-17 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 5:30 · WSH 55-59 DAL
- Steal
Monta Ellis stole it from John Wall
Q4 0:04 · WSH 78-85 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:41 · WSH 55-48 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 1:21 · WSH 74-79 DAL
📊The numbers
| WSH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
