⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 36 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:40 · DEN 8-0 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q4 3:45 · DEN 112-111 DAL
- Go-ahead
Bruce Brown hit a 25-foot three shot, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope with the assist
Q4 0:37 · DEN 112-111 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Bones Hyland and Reggie Bullock
Q2 4:59 · DEN 45-48 DAL
- Turnover
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover
Q4 3:15 · DEN 104-111 DAL
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · DEN 112-114 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 5:47 · DEN 17-23 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 7:59 · DEN 71-79 DAL
- Winner
Dorian Finney-Smith hit a 27-foot three jumper, Luka Doncic with the assist
Q4 0:17 · DEN 112-114 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luka Doncic out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:28 · DEN 107-111 DAL
- Turnover
Luka Doncic bad pass
Q4 1:57 · DEN 107-111 DAL
- Missed FT
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · DEN 115-116 DAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 13 | Threes made | 17 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 30 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
