⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fifteen- Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 15
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:02 · NO 10-4 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 1:42 · NO 43-27 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 9:30 · NO 103-103 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kenrich Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:12 · NO 112-115 DAL
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:38 · NO 116-120 DAL
- Turnover
Josh Hart lost ball turnover
Q4 0:14 · NO 116-120 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 5:36 · NO 55-59 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 1:22 · NO 64-74 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 11:12 · NO 93-103 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kristaps Porzingis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:05 · NO 109-113 DAL
- Turnover
Kristaps Porzingis lost ball turnover
Q4 2:47 · NO 109-115 DAL
- Missed FT
Dorian Finney-Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · NO 116-121 DAL
📊The numbers
| NO | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
