⏱️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
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 21 from three
Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 56
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 10:11 · UTAH 62-59 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:15 · UTAH 93-95 DAL

Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:37 · UTAH 57-59 DAL
- Turnover
Monta Ellis steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:06 · UTAH 101-108 DAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 13 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 62% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |









