⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 32-6 off them- A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22 in the fourth quarter
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 47
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 6:33 · BKN 20-21 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 8:30 · BKN 45-49 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 3:36 · BKN 60-62 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 7:54 · BKN 10-21 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 3:15 · BKN 24-34 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22
Q4 9:57 · BKN 84-106 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
