⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 9:42 · DAL 9-7 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 4:10 · DAL 29-23 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 6:36 · DAL 101-98 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:26 · DAL 55-52 POR
- Turnover
Tim Hardaway Jr. offensive foul
Q4 0:26 · DAL 115-108 POR
- Turnover
Tim Hardaway Jr. turnover
Q4 0:26 · DAL 115-108 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q2 2:46 · DAL 55-57 POR
- Lead
Damian Lillard hit a 30-foot three jumper, Jerami Grant with the assist
Q4 2:50 · DAL 103-106 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damian Lillard bad pass
Q4 4:49 · DAL 99-98 POR
- Turnover
Josh Hart steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:09 · DAL 103-103 POR
- Turnover
Anfernee Simons bad pass
Q4 2:10 · DAL 106-106 POR
📊The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
