⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 6 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 6
Q3 7:39 · DEN 75-81 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 6:52 · DEN 108-106 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · DEN 115-119 DAL
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · DEN 115-119 DAL
- Turnover
Peyton Watson bad pass
Q4 0:03 · DEN 120-123 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 5:54 · DEN 44-55 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 3:27 · DEN 46-63 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 2:41 · DEN 113-117 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:20 · DEN 111-108 DAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 33 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
