⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
-8Q128-31
+8Q234-22
+15Q340-23
-6Q430-32
▼ POR better than we expected
The third 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 Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their nineteen- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 29-15 off them
Key battles
15Points off turnovers29
4Blocks1
24Free throws made14
11Turnovers19
🏀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 12-point lead to 20
Q3 4:53 · DAL 87-67 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
