⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 28-16 off them
- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 34
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 8:25 · DAL 20-6 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q2 10:37 · DAL 55-32 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 10:13 · DAL 74-54 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul
Q2 0:04 · DAL 63-48 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 35 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
