⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their twelve- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 54
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 0:04 · BKN 83-95 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Nic Claxton flagrant foul type 1
Q3 5:05 · BKN 65-78 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 1:48 · BKN 24-35 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q2 0:03 · BKN 47-70 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q3 1:36 · BKN 75-95 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 19 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 33 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
