⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 29-16 off them
- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 24
- Made four threes to their fourteen
- Went cold from three, four of 31
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
- Ties it
Tyson Chandler hit a two point shot, Devin Harris with the assist
OT 4:24 · DAL 97-97 NY
- Ties it
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 17-foot two point shot
OT 2:15 · DAL 99-99 NY
- Winner
Tyson Chandler hit a two point shot, Monta Ellis with the assist
OT 1:37 · DAL 101-99 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Harris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · DAL 94-93 NY
- Turnover
Chandler Parsons steps out of bounds turnover
OT 3:41 · DAL 97-97 NY
- Missed FT
J.J. Barea misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:25 · DAL 104-99 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 0:38 · DAL 71-77 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:32 · DAL 92-91 NY
- Lead
Samuel Dalembert hit a 15-foot jumper, Pablo Prigioni with the assist
OT 4:39 · DAL 95-97 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Samuel Dalembert lost ball turnover
OT 3:43 · DAL 97-97 NY
- Turnover
J.R. Smith lost ball turnover
OT 1:55 · DAL 99-99 NY
- Turnover
Samuel Dalembert lost ball turnover
OT 1:37 · DAL 99-99 NY
📊The numbers
| DAL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 14 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
