⏱️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 first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their six- They went cold, six of 31 from three
- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
- A 14-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 1 in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 62
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 4:13 · UTAH 33-18 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lauri Markkanen offensive foul
Q4 4:07 · UTAH 101-107 DAL
- Turnover
Lauri Markkanen turnover
Q4 4:07 · UTAH 101-107 DAL
- Turnover
Mike Conley lost ball turnover
Q4 3:42 · UTAH 101-109 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:40 · UTAH 37-36 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 1:25 · UTAH 60-60 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 7:26 · UTAH 98-105 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 15 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Assists | 26 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
