⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 34- A 20-0 run took them from 7 down to 13 up in the second quarter
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q2 6:12 · DET 58-51 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q3 1:24 · DET 85-95 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Derrick Rose technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:39 · DET 85-95 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 1:41 · DET 27-34 DAL
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run took them from 7 down to 13 up
Q2 2:44 · DET 58-71 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q3 6:08 · DET 66-90 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 15 | Threes made | 16 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
