⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks 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
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their ten- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen
- Made fifteen threes to their 21
- They shot well above their usual, 21 of 43 from 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 7:45 · DAL 108-106 BKN
- Go-ahead
Luka Doncic hit a 26-foot step back jumper
Q4 1:26 · DAL 119-118 BKN
- Winner
Luka Doncic hit a 25-foot jump bank shot, Maxi Kleber with the assist
Q4 0:26 · DAL 123-120 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Green misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:06 · DAL 119-118 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- Ties it
Cam Thomas hit a 22-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:50 · DAL 120-120 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mikal Bridges lost ball turnover
Q4 4:11 · DAL 108-109 BKN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:42 · DAL 116-118 BKN
📊The numbers
| DAL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 15 | Threes made | 21 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 30 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
