⏱️How 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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fifteen
- Looked after the ball, four turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 26-0 off them
- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 52
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 from level to 10 points up
Q1 8:33 · DAL 22-12 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 4:01 · DAL 59-47 MIL
- Steal
Chandler Parsons stole it from Greg Monroe
Q4 0:15 · DAL 97-93 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - J.J. Barea and Michael Carter-Williams
Q2 0:36 · DAL 59-51 MIL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 3:13 · DAL 95-91 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q4 10:41 · DAL 84-83 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:47 · DAL 95-91 MIL
- Turnover
Khris Middleton turnover
Q4 0:44 · DAL 97-93 MIL
- Turnover
Greg Monroe bad pass
Q4 0:15 · DAL 97-93 MIL
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 14 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 0 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
