⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 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
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 23- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen
- A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the third quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 6 in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 3:45 · DAL 28-17 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 3:53 · DAL 62-45 POR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q3 1:05 · DAL 92-73 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Wesley Matthews technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:02 · DAL 56-41 POR
- Missed FT
Wesley Matthews misses technical free throw
Q3 7:55 · DAL 66-51 POR
- Missed FT
Dennis Smith Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:35 · DAL 104-97 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q3 7:35 · DAL 70-60 POR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 6
Q4 5:20 · DAL 105-99 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Al-Farouq Aminu technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:55 · DAL 66-51 POR
- Technical
Maurice Harkless technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:20 · DAL 66-53 POR
📊The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
