โฑ๏ธHow 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 first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ POR better than we expected
โผ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 8:23 ยท POR 41-50 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 0:35 ยท POR 88-98 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
CJ McCollum flagrant foul type 1
Q3 1:49 ยท POR 80-90 DAL
- Technical
Jusuf Nurkic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:44 ยท POR 95-108 DAL

Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:31 ยท POR 0-8 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q3 2:00 ยท POR 80-98 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 12:00 ยท POR 81-98 DAL
๐The numbers
| POR | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 14 | Threes made | 16 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 35 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |








