⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up in the fourth quarter
A 17-0 run took them from 9 down to 8 up in the second quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 5:18 · DAL 19-15 NO
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up
Q4 9:30 · DAL 96-80 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses technical free throw
Q3 8:22 · DAL 54-55 NO
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 1:43 · DAL 100-94 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:00 · DAL 0-8 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q1 2:39 · DAL 28-23 NO
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 9 down to 8 up
Q2 6:30 · DAL 42-50 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% | Shooting from the field | 0% |
| 0 | Threes made | 0 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 0 | Free throws made | 0 |
| 0 | Rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Offensive rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Assists | 0 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 0 | Points off turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Steals | 0 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |
