⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 30 from three- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen
- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 34
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:08 · DET 10-4 DAL
- Ties it
Sekou Doumbouya hit a two point shot, Killian Hayes with the assist
Q4 2:25 · DET 104-104 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Hamidou Diallo bad pass
Q4 1:51 · DET 104-106 DAL
- Turnover
Killian Hayes offensive foul
Q4 0:51 · DET 105-109 DAL
- Turnover
Killian Hayes turnover
Q4 0:51 · DET 105-109 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- Lead
Tim Hardaway Jr. hit a free throw 2 of 3
Q4 2:46 · DET 102-103 DAL
- Winner
Tim Hardaway Jr. hit a 18-foot step back jumper, Maxi Kleber with the assist
Q4 2:09 · DET 104-106 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 1:04 · DET 105-115 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
JJ Redick technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:53 · DET 34-37 DAL
📊The numbers
| DET | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
