⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their ten- Shot well above their usual, 22 of 49 from three
- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 42
- A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 56 points in the paint to 78
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up
Q1 10:41 · DAL 18-4 CHI
Bad plays
- Flagrant
AJ Johnson flagrant foul type 1
Q1 1:01 · DAL 41-28 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q1 2:04 · DAL 41-32 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mac McClung misses free throw flagrant 1 of 3
Q1 1:01 · DAL 41-28 CHI
📊The numbers
| DAL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 22 | Threes made | 10 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 35 | Assists | 30 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 78 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
