⏱️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
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 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
Made twenty threes to their nine
Shot well above their usual, twenty of 47 from three
Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 62
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
- Steal
Tim Hardaway Jr. stole it from Carmelo Anthony
Q4 2:26 · DAL 115-109 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Seth Curry misses technical free throw
Q2 4:39 · DAL 54-46 POR
- Flagrant
Luka Doncic flagrant foul type 1
Q3 8:59 · DAL 75-65 POR
- Turnover
Luka Doncic bad pass
Q4 2:08 · DAL 115-109 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Steal
Damian Lillard stole it from Luka Doncic
Q4 2:08 · DAL 115-109 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Hassan Whiteside misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 8:59 · DAL 75-65 POR
- Missed FT
Hassan Whiteside misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q3 8:59 · DAL 75-65 POR
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony bad pass
Q4 2:26 · DAL 115-109 POR
📊The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 20 | Threes made | 9 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |









