⏱️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
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 23 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 9:59 · DAL 12-9 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 0:10 · DAL 91-84 CHI
- Steal
Luka Doncic stole it from Wendell Carter Jr.
Q4 0:20 · DAL 111-106 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.J. Barea misses technical free throw
Q1 0:41 · DAL 29-28 CHI
- Turnover
Dorian Finney-Smith bad pass
Q4 0:50 · DAL 111-103 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- Steal
Justin Holiday stole it from Dorian Finney-Smith
Q4 0:50 · DAL 111-103 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q4 3:12 · DAL 111-106 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wendell Carter Jr. bad pass
Q4 0:20 · DAL 111-106 CHI
- Missed FT
Antonio Blakeney misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · DAL 113-106 CHI
- Missed FT
Justin Holiday misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:04 · DAL 115-109 CHI
📊The numbers
| DAL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
