⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the second quarter- Gave up second chances, ten offensive rebounds to their three
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 6 down to 2 up
Q1 2:42 · DAL 34-32 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q2 10:49 · DAL 46-34 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 10:50 · DAL 83-65 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Hart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:35 · DAL 18-25 POR
📊The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 18 | Threes made | 13 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
