⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 5:20 · DAL 76-67 TOR
- Winner
Luka Doncic hit a driving layup
Q4 1:45 · DAL 97-96 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kristaps Porzingis bad pass
Q4 0:26 · DAL 100-98 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Fred VanVleet hit a 27-foot threeer
Q4 1:55 · DAL 95-96 TOR
- Steal
Pascal Siakam stole it from Kristaps Porzingis
Q4 0:26 · DAL 100-98 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
