⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 29 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 25 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their three- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21
- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 34
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 took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 6:02 · DAL 24-16 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 8:17 · DAL 46-38 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 36-point lead to 47
Q4 7:33 · DAL 122-75 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Kristaps Porzingis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:15 · DAL 57-46 NO
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses technical free throw
Q3 4:52 · DAL 83-60 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Brandon Ingram technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:52 · DAL 83-60 NO
📊The numbers
| DAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 13 | Threes made | 3 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 9% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
