⏱️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
▼ NO 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 Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 27 from three
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their thirteen
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 64
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 4 down to 4 up
Q3 5:47 · DAL 78-74 NO
- Ties it
Max Christie hit a two point shot, Cooper Flagg with the assist
Q4 2:40 · DAL 108-108 NO
- Winner
Naji Marshall hit a 26-foot three jumper, Cooper Flagg with the assist
Q4 0:31 · DAL 116-115 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Max Christie lost ball turnover
Q4 4:19 · DAL 103-103 NO
- Turnover
Naji Marshall lost ball turnover
Q4 1:39 · DAL 111-113 NO
- Turnover
Cooper Flagg lost ball turnover
Q4 1:01 · DAL 113-115 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 7:51 · DAL 38-53 NO
- Lead
Herbert Jones hit a 2-foot two point shot
Q4 2:25 · DAL 108-110 NO
- Go-ahead
Zion Williamson hit a 1-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 1:53 · DAL 111-112 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derik Queen lost ball turnover
Q4 1:05 · DAL 113-115 NO
📊The numbers
| DAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 16 | Threes made | 7 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 15 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
