⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse 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, eleven turnovers to their nineteen
Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 52
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 4:01 · DAL 16-7 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 9:17 · DAL 52-43 UTAH
- Steal
Monta Ellis stole it from Gordon Hayward
Q4 1:23 · DAL 79-77 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
J.J. Barea lost ball turnover
Q4 2:57 · DAL 79-73 UTAH
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:54 · DAL 81-77 UTAH
- Turnover
Monta Ellis lost ball turnover
Q4 0:17 · DAL 83-80 UTAH

Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 4:00 · DAL 58-54 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 8:48 · DAL 76-68 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 4:03 · DAL 83-82 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derrick Favors misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:49 · DAL 79-76 UTAH
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward bad pass
Q4 1:23 · DAL 79-77 UTAH
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward bad pass
Q4 0:05 · DAL 85-82 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |







