⏱️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
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the third quarter
A 14-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 4 in the fourth 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q3 10:56 · DAL 63-54 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 10:36 · DAL 88-76 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dorian Finney-Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:37 · DAL 97-90 MEM

Grizzlies
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 4
Q4 1:49 · DAL 104-100 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marc Gasol turnover
Q4 0:46 · DAL 94-90 MEM
- Technical
David Fizdale technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 0:46 · DAL 94-90 MEM
📊The numbers
| DAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |








