⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 31- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 26
- A 15-0 run stretched a 33-point lead to 48 in the fourth 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 stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 5:22 · DAL 25-14 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 25
Q2 8:04 · DAL 50-25 BOS
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 33-point lead to 48
Q4 8:26 · DAL 115-67 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
