⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 15 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
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 34 from three- A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the fourth quarter
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 48
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4 in the third 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q1 8:30 · DAL 17-2 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q4 5:28 · DAL 93-89 BOS
- Winner
Chandler Parsons hit a 24-foot three jumper, Deron Williams with the assist
OT 4:41 · DAL 101-98 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4
Q3 9:38 · DAL 58-54 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 5:11 · DAL 66-70 BOS
- Go-ahead
Jae Crowder hit a two point shot, Avery Bradley with the assist
Q4 0:34 · DAL 94-95 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jared Sullinger turnover
Q4 4:41 · DAL 84-86 BOS
- Missed FT
Marcus Smart misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:09 · DAL 86-87 BOS
📊The numbers
| DAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 31 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
