⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 20
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 8:30 · DAL 19-7 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 8:41 · DAL 92-80 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Harrison Barnes misses technical free throw
Q1 6:05 · DAL 17-7 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 1:53 · DAL 57-52 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses technical free throw
Q2 4:57 · DAL 45-35 MEM
📊The numbers
| DAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 4 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 11 | Steals | 17 |
| 20 | Blocks | 22 |
