⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 38
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 8:04 · TOR 37-28 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 10:33 · TOR 91-77 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 6:37 · TOR 104-83 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Norman Powell misses technical free throw
Q1 0:58 · TOR 22-16 DAL
- Technical
Fred VanVleet technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:59 · TOR 96-82 DAL

Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 3:46 · TOR 43-44 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses technical free throw
Q1 3:28 · TOR 15-16 DAL
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:58 · TOR 21-16 DAL
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:58 · TOR 22-16 DAL
📊The numbers
| TOR | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 3 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |







