⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the third quarter
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points 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.

Raptors
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 10:30 · TOR 16-2 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Mavericks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q3 6:42 · TOR 62-69 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 5:53 · TOR 78-94 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |





