⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 21- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dorian Finney-Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:44 · DAL 110-104 BKN
- Missed FT
J.J. Barea misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:35 · DAL 114-107 BKN
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:16 · DAL 117-113 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:27 · DAL 103-101 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 0:37 · DAL 117-113 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Spencer Dinwiddie misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:39 · DAL 106-101 BKN
📊The numbers
| DAL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
