⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 6- Gave up second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to their four
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 10:56 · GS 38-34 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 6:03 · GS 56-41 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q4 8:59 · GS 99-82 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q4 4:52 · GS 108-99 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Wesley Matthews technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:43 · GS 56-41 DAL
📊The numbers
| GS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
