⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 24 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 33
- A 20-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 41 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q2 6:13 · DAL 52-41 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q2 0:41 · DAL 63-46 UTAH
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 41
Q3 2:29 · DAL 102-61 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
DeAndre Jordan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:24 · DAL 52-42 UTAH
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:08 · DAL 52-43 UTAH
- Technical
J.J. Barea technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:12 · DAL 86-59 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Derrick Favors flagrant foul type 1
Q4 11:12 · DAL 86-59 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 3 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
