⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 17-9 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 3:01 · DAL 64-56 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:13 · DAL 2-8 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 30 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
