⏱️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
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their twelve- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 27-4 off them
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 55
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
- Steal
Seth Curry stole it from Derrick Rose
Q4 0:16 · DAL 103-95 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 0:33 · DAL 52-55 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Courtney Lee bad pass
Q4 4:37 · DAL 93-88 NY
- Turnover
Ron Baker steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:27 · DAL 99-95 NY
- Turnover
Derrick Rose bad pass
Q4 0:16 · DAL 103-95 NY
📊The numbers
| DAL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
