⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 30- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their seven, and outscored them 21-9 off them
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 dragged them back level
Q4 6:48 · DAL 101-101 POR
- Go-ahead
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 25-foot three jumper, Wesley Matthews with the assist
Q4 0:38 · DAL 108-107 POR
- Go-ahead
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 24-foot three jumper, Yogi Ferrell with the assist
Q4 0:03 · DAL 113-112 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Harrison Barnes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:48 · DAL 103-103 POR
- Turnover
Harrison Barnes bad pass
Q4 2:06 · DAL 103-103 POR
- Turnover
Yogi Ferrell bad pass
Q4 1:15 · DAL 105-105 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 3:43 · DAL 44-60 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 10:12 · DAL 89-99 POR
- Go-ahead
C.J. McCollum hit a 11-foot Running Pullup Jump Shot
Q4 0:34 · DAL 108-109 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
C.J. McCollum steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:58 · DAL 102-101 POR
- Turnover
Al-Farouq Aminu traveling
Q4 1:54 · DAL 103-103 POR
- Turnover
Damian Lillard bad pass
Q4 0:44 · DAL 105-107 POR
📊The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
