⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their fourteen- Shot well above their usual, 23 of 47 from three
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 52
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 5:18 · MEM 20-19 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q4 6:26 · MEM 106-110 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jaren Jackson Jr. flagrant foul type 1
Q3 1:45 · MEM 84-91 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 9:57 · MEM 39-40 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 2:42 · MEM 84-95 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 14 | Threes made | 23 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
