⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their eight- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 56
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 5:44 · DAL 78-72 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 11:02 · DAL 94-84 NO
- Steal
Dante Exum stole it from Zion Williamson
Q4 1:39 · DAL 106-99 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:51 · DAL 106-99 NO
- Turnover
P.J. Washington out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:35 · DAL 106-99 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q2 9:55 · DAL 37-38 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 10:54 · DAL 61-65 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zion Williamson lost ball turnover
Q4 1:39 · DAL 106-99 NO
📊The numbers
| DAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 16 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
