⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, 23 of 49 from three
- Could not get to the line, eight free throws to their 22
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses technical free throw
Q2 3:01 · DAL 47-38 UTAH
- Technical
Dorian Finney-Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:51 · DAL 79-63 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 7:04 · DAL 106-96 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Rudy Gobert technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:01 · DAL 47-38 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 23 | Threes made | 12 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
