⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 3:18 · DAL 25-14 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 11:44 · DAL 35-18 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q3 5:46 · DAL 67-53 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 1:00 · DAL 51-43 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Joe Johnson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:55 · DAL 18-14 BKN
- Flagrant
Andrea Bargnani flagrant foul type 1 (Salah Mejri draws the foul)
Q4 10:11 · DAL 72-57 BKN
📊The numbers
| DAL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 13 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
