⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 41- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
- Made twelve threes to their eighteen
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 3:46 · WSH 25-27 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 10:01 · WSH 100-86 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 10:42 · WSH 6-14 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 8:38 · WSH 8-22 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 6:30 · WSH 44-52 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:45 · WSH 81-80 DAL
📊The numbers
| WSH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 18 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
