⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 23-13 off them- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 56
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 stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q1 3:33 · DAL 36-18 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 3:51 · DAL 66-47 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 3:51 · DAL 98-84 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving bad pass
Q4 2:18 · DAL 119-111 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 5:45 · DAL 57-47 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 6:25 · DAL 88-82 NY
- Steal
Donte DiVincenzo stole it from Kyrie Irving
Q4 2:18 · DAL 119-111 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Jalen Brunson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:40 · DAL 70-53 NY
📊The numbers
| DAL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 17 | Threes made | 14 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
