⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third 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
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their fourteen
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 10:06 · DAL 39-35 BKN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q4 7:54 · DAL 88-78 BKN
- Steal
Dwight Powell stole it from Royce O'Neale
Q4 0:01 · DAL 96-94 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luka Doncic lost ball turnover
Q4 1:45 · DAL 92-88 BKN
- Turnover
Dorian Finney-Smith bad pass
Q4 0:43 · DAL 92-88 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 5:29 · DAL 11-25 BKN
- Steal
Nic Claxton stole it from Luka Doncic
Q4 1:45 · DAL 92-88 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:34 · DAL 92-91 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:05 · DAL 96-94 BKN
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:05 · DAL 96-94 BKN
- Turnover
Royce O'Neale bad pass
Q4 0:01 · DAL 96-94 BKN
📊The numbers
| DAL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
