⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. 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, 5 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their ten- They went cold, ten of 40 from three
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 2:00 · DAL 29-22 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 6:00 · DAL 101-92 POR
- Steal
Dennis Smith Jr. stole it from CJ McCollum
Q4 1:20 · DAL 105-99 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dennis Smith Jr. bad pass
Q4 1:57 · DAL 105-97 POR
- Turnover
Aaron Harrison out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:13 · DAL 112-107 POR
- Missed FT
Aaron Harrison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · DAL 112-107 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Steal
Damian Lillard stole it from Dennis Smith Jr.
Q4 1:57 · DAL 105-97 POR
- Steal
Shabazz Napier stole it from Salah Mejri
Q4 1:48 · DAL 105-97 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic turnover
Q4 4:55 · DAL 99-92 POR
- Turnover
CJ McCollum bad pass
Q4 1:20 · DAL 105-99 POR
- Missed FT
Shabazz Napier misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · DAL 109-102 POR
📊The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 17 | Threes made | 10 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 5 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 16 | Blocks | 20 |
