⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 31 from three- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Steven Adams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:40 · MEM 81-86 DAL
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:39 · MEM 84-92 DAL
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:39 · MEM 84-92 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 8:39 · MEM 60-65 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 3:51 · MEM 86-100 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kristaps Porzingis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:24 · MEM 35-30 DAL
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · MEM 52-48 DAL
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses technical free throw
Q4 0:27 · MEM 93-103 DAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
