⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 38- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 7:58 · NO 38-48 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jose Alvarado misses technical free throw
Q4 0:28 · NO 104-139 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 9:07 · NO 8-17 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 27
Q3 9:12 · NO 53-80 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 28-point lead to 36
Q4 5:33 · NO 91-127 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Moses Brown technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:28 · NO 104-139 DAL
📊The numbers
| NO | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 69% |
| 13 | Threes made | 18 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 32 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
