⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 29
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 0:36 · DAL 29-19 UTAH
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Daniel Gafford defensive goaltending violation
Q4 3:51 · DAL 101-95 UTAH
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:05 · DAL 101-95 UTAH
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:10 · DAL 110-102 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 7:26 · DAL 64-59 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Clarkson turnover
Q4 3:23 · DAL 101-95 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 12 | Blocks | 5 |
