⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 31- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 38
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 10:35 · DEN 97-85 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 2:34 · DEN 116-106 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses technical free throw
Q2 5:23 · DEN 44-33 DAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 34 | Assists | 25 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
