⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen
- Owned the paint, 38 points inside to 18
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q1 5:41 · DAL 25-21 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 4:58 · DAL 52-37 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q4 3:56 · DAL 103-79 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses technical free throw
Q2 0:15 · DAL 52-43 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q2 1:39 · DAL 54-46 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Richard Jefferson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:15 · DAL 52-43 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 18 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
