⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 30- A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 3:41 · NY 25-20 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 8:23 · NY 44-31 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 12:00 · NY 54-49 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q2 5:23 · NY 44-43 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 6:14 · NY 59-66 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q4 6:44 · NY 75-90 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kristaps Porzingis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · NY 46-49 DAL
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:11 · NY 75-90 DAL
📊The numbers
| NY | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
