⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eighteen
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 33-21 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 7:30 · POR 80-80 DAL
- Ties it
Deni Avdija hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:54 · POR 127-127 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Toumani Camara offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 2:23 · POR 124-125 DAL
- Turnover
Shaedon Sharpe lost ball turnover
Q4 0:37 · POR 129-132 DAL

Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 4:26 · POR 22-20 DAL
- Winner
P.J. Washington hit a 22-foot three jumper, Luka Doncic with the assist
Q4 0:54 · POR 127-130 DAL
- Steal
Quentin Grimes stole it from Shaedon Sharpe
Q4 0:37 · POR 129-132 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Quentin Grimes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · POR 131-136 DAL
📊The numbers
| POR | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 18 | Threes made | 18 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 33 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |








