⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 25-15 off them
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the first 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 4:20 · DAL 53-45 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q1 6:50 · DAL 17-20 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
