⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 42 from three
Won the second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to four
Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 54
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 6:00 · DAL 53-41 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:14 · DAL 105-99 TOR
- Turnover
Luka Doncic lost ball turnover
Q4 0:55 · DAL 110-104 TOR

Raptors
Good plays
- Steal
Malachi Flynn stole it from Luka Doncic
Q4 0:55 · DAL 110-104 TOR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Freddie Gillespie flagrant foul type 1
Q3 9:40 · DAL 71-54 TOR
📊The numbers
| DAL | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 17 | Threes made | 13 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |






