⏱️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
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 32 from three
- Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their fourteen
- Beaten inside, 22 points in the paint to 50
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 1:08 · DAL 28-26 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Harrison Barnes bad pass
Q4 4:18 · DAL 104-97 WSH
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:58 · DAL 110-105 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 5:28 · DAL 18-24 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 2:29 · DAL 58-58 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Markieff Morris misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:37 · DAL 104-97 WSH
- Turnover
John Wall out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:13 · DAL 104-97 WSH
📊The numbers
| DAL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 17 | Threes made | 11 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
