⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their thirteen- Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fifteen
- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 39
- A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q1 3:55 · WSH 18-23 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 42-point deficit to 34
Q4 4:10 · WSH 98-132 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Poole technical foul
Q3 3:07 · WSH 69-90 DAL
- Missed FT
Jordan Poole misses technical free throw
Q4 8:26 · WSH 80-115 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up
Q1 9:30 · WSH 6-18 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26
Q3 4:31 · WSH 69-95 DAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 28-point lead to 42
Q4 6:14 · WSH 90-132 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses technical free throw
Q3 3:07 · WSH 69-90 DAL
📊The numbers
| WSH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 13 | Threes made | 20 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 12 |
