⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 23-11 off them- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 28
- A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the first quarter
- Made eight threes to their fourteen
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q1 4:18 · DAL 38-20 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 30
Q2 4:50 · DAL 65-35 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 21
Q3 9:33 · DAL 76-55 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 6:43 · DAL 78-63 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
