⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 26- Beaten inside, 48 points in the paint to 64
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 11:10 · DAL 40-34 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 10:45 · DAL 105-105 WSH
- Go-ahead
Spencer Dinwiddie hit a 24-foot three jumper, Tim Hardaway Jr. with the assist
Q4 1:45 · DAL 123-121 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:48 · DAL 67-68 WSH
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · DAL 126-126 WSH
- Turnover
Luka Doncic bad pass
Q4 0:01 · DAL 126-127 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 1:04 · DAL 60-65 WSH
- Go-ahead
Bradley Beal hit a 24-foot step back jumper
Q4 1:32 · DAL 123-124 WSH
- Lead
Kyle Kuzma hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · DAL 126-127 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses technical free throw
Q3 6:31 · DAL 77-80 WSH
- Turnover
Bradley Beal lost ball turnover
Q4 0:15 · DAL 125-126 WSH
- Missed FT
Kyle Kuzma misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · DAL 126-126 WSH
📊The numbers
| DAL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
