⏱️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
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 22-4 off them- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 55
A 15-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 3 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:42 · TOR 10-0 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 7:31 · TOR 79-84 DAL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 3
Q4 2:02 · TOR 98-101 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Greivis Vasquez misses technical free throw
Q2 8:27 · TOR 28-35 DAL
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry bad pass
Q4 4:31 · TOR 83-89 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 6:50 · TOR 32-45 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 6:00 · TOR 52-66 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q4 4:46 · TOR 83-97 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses technical free throw
Q2 1:53 · TOR 37-48 DAL
- Missed FT
Monta Ellis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · TOR 100-104 DAL
📊The numbers
| TOR | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Assists | 27 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 9 |
