⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 6- A 15-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 24 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 24
Q2 2:49 · DAL 65-41 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q3 5:52 · DAL 82-54 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 28
Q4 6:33 · DAL 109-81 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q3 10:00 · DAL 73-54 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
