โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
โฒ DAL better than we expected
โผ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 39
Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 8:08 ยท DAL 40-35 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 10:18 ยท DAL 86-70 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Zaza Pachulia technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 8:03 ยท DAL 2-6 MEM
- Technical
Chandler Parsons technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 9:45 ยท DAL 27-27 MEM

Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| DAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 13 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |








