⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 14- A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the third quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 15-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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- Steal
J.J. Barea stole it from Jared Dudley
Q4 0:35 · DAL 107-112 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q4 2:38 · DAL 109-112 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Zaza Pachulia technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:10 · DAL 55-62 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 2:35 · DAL 29-34 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 7:30 · DAL 39-44 WSH
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q3 11:32 · DAL 55-68 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jared Dudley lost ball turnover
Q4 0:35 · DAL 107-112 WSH
📊The numbers
| DAL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Assists | 33 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 31 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
