⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 46
- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q2 6:09 · DAL 61-45 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 0:40 · DAL 75-55 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q4 10:00 · DAL 115-86 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses technical free throw
Q3 4:54 · DAL 91-74 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Bruce Brown technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:54 · DAL 91-74 DEN
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
