⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 27 from three- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the third 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 4 down to 8 up
Q3 6:33 · DAL 83-75 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 5:13 · DAL 117-102 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 11:03 · DAL 61-64 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 6:25 · DAL 47-54 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 3 | Assists | 8 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Steals | 14 |
| 20 | Blocks | 16 |
