⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 46 from three- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 39
- Kept giving it away, twelve turnovers to their four, and outscored them 14-2 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 0:32 · DAL 64-50 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:24 · DAL 78-69 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- Winner
Patty Mills hit a 25-foot three jumper, James Johnson with the assist
Q4 2:48 · DAL 97-98 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nic Claxton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · DAL 99-102 BKN
- Missed FT
Nic Claxton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · DAL 99-102 BKN
📊The numbers
| DAL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
