⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 43 from three
- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 60
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 8:20 · DAL 16-5 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q4 5:49 · DAL 115-111 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Maxi Kleber and Jonas Valanciunas
Q3 7:16 · DAL 71-74 NO
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:10 · DAL 117-115 NO
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:19 · DAL 121-119 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q2 10:33 · DAL 35-36 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 5:05 · DAL 82-90 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jonas Valanciunas lost ball turnover
Q4 4:35 · DAL 109-111 NO
- Missed FT
Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:22 · DAL 121-117 NO
- Missed FT
Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · DAL 121-119 NO
📊The numbers
| DAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 18 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
