⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 25 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34
A 28-0 run took them from 1 down to 27 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 43-point deficit to 35
Q4 8:59 · GS 76-111 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Kerr technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:04 · GS 37-70 DAL

Mavericks
Good plays
- 28-0 run
A 28-0 run took them from 1 down to 27 up
Q1 8:24 · GS 12-39 DAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 41
Q3 2:01 · GS 64-105 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Boban Marjanovic flagrant foul type 2
Q4 2:39 · GS 92-125 DAL
📊The numbers
| GS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 16 | Threes made | 18 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 51% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |






