⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:38 · DEN 10-0 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 1:01 · DEN 29-32 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 5:00 · DEN 67-87 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:50 · DEN 58-71 DAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 16 | Threes made | 18 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
