⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their twelve- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 29-9 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 17
- A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q1 5:26 · DAL 38-21 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q2 5:25 · DAL 64-43 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 33
Q3 2:29 · DAL 105-72 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Luka Doncic and Kris Dunn
Q3 3:30 · DAL 96-67 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q1 1:57 · DAL 38-29 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 22 | Threes made | 12 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 37 | Assists | 22 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
