⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 39
- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 24
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 7:54 · DET 42-52 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 8:37 · DET 92-103 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 2 | Threes made | 8 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 31 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
