⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their six- They went cold, six of 31 from three
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 56
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their five
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 5:33 · DAL 20-5 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 15 | Threes made | 6 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
