⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 28-13 off them- A 17-0 run took them from 4 down to 13 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 4 down to 13 up
Q1 8:28 · DAL 22-9 CHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q1 0:45 · DAL 39-24 CHI
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24
Q3 10:32 · DAL 69-45 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 7:41 · DAL 43-37 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q3 7:23 · DAL 73-56 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 20
Q4 4:22 · DAL 109-89 CHI
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Nikola Vucevic flagrant foul type 1
Q3 4:24 · DAL 75-59 CHI
📊The numbers
| DAL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 33 | Assists | 25 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
