⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ BKN 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 Nets did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine
They went cold, nine of 37 from three
Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 8
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:05 · DAL 20-11 BKN
- Steal
Cooper Flagg stole it from Michael Porter Jr.
Q4 2:17 · DAL 107-100 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwight Powell bad pass turnover
Q4 3:47 · DAL 101-95 BKN
- Turnover
Max Christie traveling turnover
Q4 0:34 · DAL 112-105 BKN
- Missed FT
Cooper Flagg misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · DAL 112-105 BKN

Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 9:35 · DAL 63-58 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Porter Jr. traveling turnover
Q4 4:22 · DAL 101-95 BKN
- Turnover
Michael Porter Jr. bad pass turnover
Q4 2:17 · DAL 107-100 BKN
📊The numbers
| DAL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |









