⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their nineteen- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their fourteen
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 11:12 · DAL 8-3 DET
- Steal
Brandon Williams stole it from Dennis Schroder
Q4 2:27 · DAL 110-106 DET
- Steal
P.J. Washington stole it from Cade Cunningham
Q4 0:01 · DAL 123-117 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:35 · DAL 110-106 DET
- Turnover
P.J. Washington bad pass
Q4 1:33 · DAL 114-110 DET
- Missed FT
Spencer Dinwiddie misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:04 · DAL 114-110 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- Steal
Tobias Harris stole it from P.J. Washington
Q4 1:33 · DAL 114-110 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder bad pass
Q4 2:27 · DAL 110-106 DET
- Missed FT
Cade Cunningham misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:16 · DAL 112-107 DET
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham bad pass
Q4 0:01 · DAL 123-117 DET
📊The numbers
| DAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 14 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
