⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 22- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 27-7 off them
- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:43 · DAL 9-0 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 10:13 · DAL 47-29 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 35
Q4 11:16 · DAL 112-77 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Grant Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:57 · DAL 55-34 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 38-point deficit to 30
Q4 5:38 · DAL 118-88 POR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Duop Reath flagrant foul type 2
Q2 1:30 · DAL 70-44 POR
📊The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
