⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine- They went cold, nine of 31 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 32 fast break points to 6
- A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 22
Q3 8:10 · NY 64-86 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Karl-Anthony Towns flagrant foul type 1
Q2 5:50 · NY 36-51 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 9:09 · NY 4-16 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20
Q2 9:02 · NY 31-51 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 29
Q2 2:36 · NY 43-72 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 15 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 32 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
