⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 32
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q3 4:14 · DAL 83-73 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:16 · DAL 94-89 TOR
- Goaltend
Salah Mejri defensive goaltending violation
Q4 2:14 · DAL 96-91 TOR
- Turnover
Harrison Barnes lost ball turnover
Q4 1:20 · DAL 96-93 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 5:50 · DAL 47-49 TOR
- Steal
DeMar DeRozan stole it from Harrison Barnes
Q4 1:20 · DAL 96-93 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 11 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 24 | Blocks | 24 |
