⏱️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
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their eleven
Shot well above their usual, 22 of 47 from three
Looked after the ball, three turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 12-4 off them
Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 50
Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 50
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 10:08 · DAL 58-60 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 7:55 · DAL 96-93 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Davis Bertans and Jordan Clarkson
Q4 10:20 · DAL 79-86 UTAH
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · DAL 109-104 UTAH

Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 1:05 · DAL 48-57 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 1:36 · DAL 74-81 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Hassan Whiteside technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:00 · DAL 82-88 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 22 | Threes made | 11 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |






