⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their ten
A 18-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 21 in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 6:54 · DAL 67-66 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 1:45 · DAL 108-108 DEN
- Winner
Wesley Matthews hit a 23-foot three jumper, Chandler Parsons with the assist
OT 3:02 · DAL 115-114 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wesley Matthews misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:54 · DAL 105-108 DEN
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
OT 2:17 · DAL 117-116 DEN
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
OT 0:42 · DAL 119-116 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 21
Q2 10:52 · DAL 26-47 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q4 9:36 · DAL 80-94 DEN
- Lead
Kenneth Faried hit a dunk, D.J. Augustin with the assist
OT 4:47 · DAL 108-110 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenneth Faried lost ball turnover
Q4 1:32 · DAL 102-108 DEN
- Turnover
Will Barton lost ball turnover
OT 2:43 · DAL 115-114 DEN
- Missed FT
Kenneth Faried misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:22 · DAL 119-116 DEN
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
