⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 22- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 44
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 11:26 · DAL 30-21 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 2:21 · DAL 71-65 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 11:10 · DAL 84-71 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Harris jumpball violation turnover
Q4 1:05 · DAL 96-89 MEM
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:31 · DAL 97-91 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 7:48 · DAL 5-11 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q4 2:09 · DAL 101-93 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Allen out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:28 · DAL 97-91 MEM
📊The numbers
| DAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
