⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 28 from three
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:46 · DAL 13-7 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 9:52 · DAL 37-41 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Kristaps Porzingis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:17 · DAL 52-52 NY
- Turnover
Luka Doncic bad pass
Q4 2:53 · DAL 97-105 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 0:41 · DAL 79-86 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 10:40 · DAL 82-94 NY
- Steal
RJ Barrett stole it from Luka Doncic
Q4 2:53 · DAL 97-105 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nerlens Noel lost ball turnover
Q4 3:34 · DAL 95-103 NY
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · DAL 106-114 NY
📊The numbers
| DAL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
