⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 32 from three
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 4 down to 5 up
Q4 11:39 · DAL 88-83 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · DAL 49-58 DEN
- Technical
Double technical foul - Dorian Finney-Smith and JaMychal Green
Q4 10:39 · DAL 85-83 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 1:48 · DAL 49-61 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses technical free throw
Q3 12:00 · DAL 49-58 DEN
- Goaltend
Aaron Gordon defensive goaltending violation
Q4 3:25 · DAL 104-97 DEN
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:46 · DAL 106-98 DEN
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
