⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their five- They went cold, five of 30 from three
- A 13-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 25 in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
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 stretched a 12-point lead to 25
Q3 6:12 · DAL 90-65 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 37
Q4 10:35 · DAL 110-73 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:55 · DAL 16-14 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jerami Grant misses technical free throw
Q1 5:55 · DAL 16-14 DET
📊The numbers
| DAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 18 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
