⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 8:37 · WSH 11-21 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 12 | Threes made | 17 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 32 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
