⏱️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
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 15 fast break points to 30- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their seven
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 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:52 · DAL 10-6 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 0:58 · DAL 94-81 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 5:26 · DAL 109-96 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q3 11:47 · DAL 58-57 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 3:55 · DAL 79-79 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 7:07 · DAL 101-96 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Jennings misses technical free throw
Q1 5:47 · DAL 19-14 DET
📊The numbers
| DAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 30 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 0 |
