⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 32-9 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 5:48 · UTAH 34-39 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q3 4:56 · UTAH 57-74 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q3 0:00 · UTAH 62-85 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
