⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, eleven of 38
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the third quarter
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 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 8:10 · DAL 57-64 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 9:03 · DAL 89-84 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Reggie Bullock misses technical free throw
Q4 8:07 · DAL 83-84 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 5:25 · DAL 15-24 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 1:08 · DAL 23-37 UTAH
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q3 11:24 · DAL 49-64 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 28 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
