⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 36- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eight, and outscored them 27-11 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 3:44 · NO 55-54 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 1:00 · NO 65-57 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 11:16 · NO 101-100 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 11:10 · NO 65-66 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 2:27 · NO 91-95 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 8:53 · NO 105-115 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:46 · NO 128-136 DAL
- Turnover
Klay Thompson out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:29 · NO 130-136 DAL
- Missed FT
Spencer Dinwiddie misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · NO 133-136 DAL
📊The numbers
| NO | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 15 | Threes made | 20 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 31 | Assists | 30 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
