⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run took them from 2 down to 15 up in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 24
- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 16
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 6:18 · DET 58-58 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 8:48 · DET 75-77 DAL
- Steal
Reggie Jackson stole it from Wesley Matthews possession
Q4 1:09 · DET 87-95 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:33 · DET 83-88 DAL
- Turnover
Tobias Harris bad pass
Q4 2:59 · DET 85-90 DAL
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson bad pass
Q4 1:07 · DET 87-95 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 2 down to 15 up
Q1 0:32 · DET 25-40 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 2:49 · DET 38-54 DAL
- Steal
Dirk Nowitzki stole it from Tobias Harris
Q4 2:59 · DET 85-90 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wesley Matthews possession lost ball turnover
Q4 1:09 · DET 87-95 DAL
- Missed FT
Zaza Pachulia misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:47 · DET 87-95 DAL
📊The numbers
| DET | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 18 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
