⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine- They went cold, nine of 39 from three
- A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20 in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their twelve
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lauri Markkanen misses technical free throw
Q3 8:43 · UTAH 54-60 DAL
- Technical
Collin Sexton technical foul
Q3 8:31 · UTAH 57-60 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 9:11 · UTAH 6-16 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20
Q1 3:35 · UTAH 20-40 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 15 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 30 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
