⏱️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
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, twenty of 40 from three
- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 31
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 5:51 · BKN 51-43 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 11:41 · BKN 67-61 DAL
- Ties it
Kevin Durant hit a dunk, Ben Simmons with the assist
Q4 0:08 · BKN 112-112 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball turnover
Q4 1:57 · BKN 110-110 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 8:46 · BKN 9-12 DAL
- Lead
Tim Hardaway Jr. hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:21 · BKN 110-111 DAL
- Winner
Luka Doncic hit a 19-foot pullup jump shot
OT 4:44 · BKN 112-114 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luka Doncic out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:23 · BKN 105-106 DAL
- Turnover
Luka Doncic bad pass
Q4 0:12 · BKN 110-112 DAL
- Missed FT
Reggie Bullock misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:07 · BKN 125-128 DAL
📊The numbers
| BKN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 20 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
