⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 11 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
▼ POR 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 Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 25 from three- Gave up second chances, 22 offensive rebounds to their eight
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
Q2 5:33 · DAL 56-50 POR
- Winner
Deron Williams hit a 25-foot threeer, Wesley Matthews with the assist
OT 3:34 · DAL 116-113 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
OT 3:34 · DAL 124-113 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 0:38 · DAL 113-111 POR
- Missed FT
Salah Mejri misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · DAL 113-113 POR
- Missed FT
Salah Mejri misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · DAL 113-113 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 2:00 · DAL 23-34 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 10:45 · DAL 92-93 POR
- Ties it
Damian Lillard hit a driving layup
Q4 0:29 · DAL 113-113 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 3:04 · DAL 116-113 POR
- Turnover
Damian Lillard Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
OT 1:54 · DAL 121-113 POR
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:32 · DAL 128-120 POR
📊The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 15 | Threes made | 18 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 31 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
