⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 33 from three
- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 33
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 6:23 · DAL 18-6 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 10:24 · DAL 38-20 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q2 8:03 · DAL 46-22 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q1 2:25 · DAL 23-15 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 17 | Threes made | 7 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
