⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 35
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 7:18 · DAL 50-36 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 6:24 · DAL 83-66 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 2:48 · DAL 121-103 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses technical free throw
Q3 10:21 · DAL 64-58 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenneth Faried technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 10:21 · DAL 64-58 DEN
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
