⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR 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 Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen- Went cold from three, seven of 31
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q1 2:01 · POR 20-27 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9
Q3 5:28 · POR 66-75 DAL
- Steal
Mason Plumlee stole it from Deron Williams
Q4 0:12 · POR 95-96 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mason Plumlee bad pass
Q4 3:56 · POR 82-90 DAL
- Turnover
Damian Lillard lost ball turnover
Q4 1:40 · POR 91-92 DAL
- Turnover
Damian Lillard out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:13 · POR 95-96 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:15 · POR 2-9 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 7:58 · POR 27-44 DAL
- Steal
Wesley Matthews stole it from Damian Lillard
Q4 1:40 · POR 91-92 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wesley Matthews misses technical free throw
Q1 11:22 · POR 2-0 DAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:20 · POR 95-96 DAL
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 0:12 · POR 95-96 DAL
📊The numbers
| POR | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 14 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
