⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse 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, 30 free throws to their twenty- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 43
- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 38
- A 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 up in the fourth quarter
- Made ten threes to their sixteen
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 11:24 · DAL 28-30 POR
- Winner
P.J. Washington hit a 22-foot three jumper, Spencer Dinwiddie with the assist
Q4 1:58 · DAL 112-109 POR
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 up
Q4 4:24 · DAL 115-109 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Naji Marshall bad pass
Q4 4:38 · DAL 99-106 POR
- Turnover
Quentin Grimes offensive foul
Q4 1:18 · DAL 112-109 POR
- Turnover
Quentin Grimes turnover
Q4 1:18 · DAL 112-109 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 6:37 · DAL 40-46 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 4:24 · DAL 73-82 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 9:31 · DAL 88-99 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anfernee Simons steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:07 · DAL 105-109 POR
- Turnover
Shaedon Sharpe traveling
Q4 1:28 · DAL 112-109 POR
📊The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 16 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
