⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their seven- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 37
- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 26
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 6:35 · DAL 18-12 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q4 10:03 · DAL 98-73 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 26
Q4 8:11 · DAL 107-81 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 14 | Threes made | 7 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
