⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 23 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
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 44
- A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21 in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 7:38 · DAL 21-15 POR
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21
Q2 0:00 · DAL 74-53 POR
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 36
Q3 5:27 · DAL 96-60 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Dwight Powell and Duop Reath
Q2 5:03 · DAL 50-41 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 10:06 · DAL 41-37 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 17 | Threes made | 13 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 35 | Assists | 27 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 36 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
