⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 31- A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up in the second 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q2 7:11 · DAL 52-39 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 6:58 · DAL 77-68 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 6:58 · DAL 15-18 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 2:04 · DAL 59-54 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q4 7:56 · DAL 107-97 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
