⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 12 points behind 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
▼ ORL 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 Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 28- A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their three
A 16-0 run took them from 5 down to 11 up in the first 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 7:15 · DAL 77-81 ORL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q3 3:27 · DAL 92-86 ORL
- Winner
Dereck Lively II hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:03 · DAL 120-119 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dereck Lively II misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 2:03 · DAL 119-119 ORL
- Missed FT
Dereck Lively II misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:03 · DAL 120-119 ORL
- Turnover
Tim Hardaway Jr. traveling
Q4 0:17 · DAL 127-124 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 5 down to 11 up
Q1 9:26 · DAL 7-18 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 1:16 · DAL 23-35 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 11:49 · DAL 96-97 ORL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Wendell Carter Jr. flagrant foul type 1
Q4 2:03 · DAL 118-119 ORL
- Missed FT
Paolo Banchero misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:53 · DAL 124-119 ORL
- Missed FT
Paolo Banchero misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · DAL 131-129 ORL
📊The numbers
| DAL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 62% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 13 | Threes made | 18 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
