⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 30- Made twelve threes to their eighteen
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q1 3:06 · POR 18-28 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q2 8:39 · POR 39-45 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 0:42 · POR 93-97 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anfernee Simons turnover
Q4 3:06 · POR 109-117 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 6:52 · POR 8-18 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q1 4:41 · POR 10-28 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 18 | Threes made | 12 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
