⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39
- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 10
- A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the fourth quarter
- Kept giving it away, 25 turnovers to their nineteen
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 9:45 · DAL 41-32 MEM
- Winner
Spencer Dinwiddie hit a 25-foot three shot, Kyrie Irving with the assist
Q4 1:40 · DAL 113-111 MEM
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q4 3:12 · DAL 116-111 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
P.J. Washington lost ball turnover
Q4 4:44 · DAL 102-108 MEM
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · DAL 121-116 MEM
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · DAL 121-116 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q2 5:36 · DAL 48-50 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 0:01 · DAL 60-67 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ja Morant steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:42 · DAL 102-108 MEM
- Turnover
Ja Morant palming turnover
Q4 3:58 · DAL 102-108 MEM
📊The numbers
| DAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 15 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
