⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first 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 Bulls did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the second quarter
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 9:57 · DAL 10-2 CHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q2 1:17 · DAL 57-55 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 8:54 · DAL 10-11 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 2:26 · DAL 20-28 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
