⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 23 from three- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 34
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their thirteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 7:16 · GS 20-14 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 9:00 · GS 41-31 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 8:12 · GS 66-48 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Marreese Speights technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 2:47 · GS 26-18 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 6:01 · GS 14-14 DAL
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 10:07 · GS 87-68 DAL
📊The numbers
| GS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 28 | Assists | 17 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 15 |
| 11 | Blocks | 1 |
