⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 22-6 off them- Ran them off the floor, 30 fast break points to 13
- Lost the glass, 42 rebounds to 54
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 3:58 · NO 23-20 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 20
Q4 7:17 · NO 103-123 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q4 3:13 · NO 117-130 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Matt Ryan flagrant foul type 1
Q1 0:34 · NO 27-30 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 1:08 · NO 27-36 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 9:56 · NO 31-45 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 6:59 · NO 72-89 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 17 | Threes made | 20 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Assists | 29 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 30 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
