⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their six- They went cold, six of 25 from three
- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 26, and were outscored 28-14 off them
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 28 rebounds to 47
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 1:26 · DAL 31-20 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 6:52 · DAL 62-49 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 3:58 · DAL 18-20 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Austin Rivers technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 7:44 · DAL 8-4 DEN
- Technical
Nikola Jokic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:11 · DAL 21-20 DEN
- Turnover
Will Barton bad pass
Q4 4:43 · DAL 81-74 DEN
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
