โฑ๏ธHow 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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ DAL better than we expected
โผ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 14-6 off them
Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 48
Key battles
๐Good 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 stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 10:03 ยท DAL 69-49 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
J.J. Barea turnover
Q4 4:20 ยท DAL 88-82 UTAH

Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 1:54 ยท DAL 21-26 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Derrick Favors technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 5:45 ยท DAL 35-32 UTAH
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 5:00 ยท DAL 88-81 UTAH
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:54 ยท DAL 90-85 UTAH
๐The numbers
| DAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 24 | Assists | 14 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |









