⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 50- A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up in the third quarter
- Made eleven threes to their twenty
- They shot well above their usual, twenty of 41 from three
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 10:33 · DAL 14-2 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 1:01 · DAL 43-27 DEN
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up
Q3 7:21 · DAL 91-76 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:07 · DAL 131-130 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q1 3:13 · DAL 31-24 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 8:37 · DAL 76-76 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 0:31 · DAL 103-106 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 11 | Threes made | 20 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 34 | Assists | 39 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
