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DAL 4-3
122 โ€“ 125
FINAL
POR 5-1

Dallas Mavericks 122, Portland Trail Blazers 125 โ€” Recap

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๐Ÿ“ฐGame Summary

Final (regular season): Dallas Mavericks 122, Portland Trail Blazers 125. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DAL 29-42 POR; Q2 DAL 34-33 POR; Q3 DAL 30-22 POR; Q4 DAL 29-28 POR.

Top performers (box score): Deni Avdija (POR) 27 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-18 shooting; Max Christie (DAL) 25 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-12 shooting; Shaedon Sharpe (POR) 24 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-23 shooting; Caleb Love (POR) 24 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 6 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Brandon Williams (DAL) 22 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists on 8-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer ยท POR
27 PTS, 9 REB, 11 AST, 1 3PM ยท 9-18 FG
Scoring ยท DAL
25 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 5 3PM ยท 8-12 FG
Scoring ยท POR
24 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM ยท 9-23 FG
Season highs
Max Christie ยท Season-high 25 points

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

๐Ÿ“Š Game Flow

DAL 4 largest lead Q4 3:13 (DAL 117, POR 113) ยท 10-0 run, Q3 0:40โ€“Q4 10:35
POR 17 largest lead Q2 10:07 (DAL 31, POR 48) ยท 11-0 run, Q1 8:20โ€“Q1 6:38
Swings 13 lead changes Tied 7 times

Ahead for good: Caleb Love makes free throw 2 of 2 (Q4 0:53, DAL 122, POR 123).

Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
  • Q4 3:13 Cooper Flagg makes free throw 1 of 2DAL ยท DAL 116, POR 113
  • Q4 3:13 Cooper Flagg makes free throw 2 of 2DAL ยท DAL 117, POR 113
  • Q4 2:55 Deni Avdija makes driving layupPOR ยท DAL 117, POR 115
  • Q4 2:31 Caleb Love makes 26-foot three point jumper (Deni Avdija assists)POR ยท DAL 117, POR 118
  • Q4 2:12 Shaedon Sharpe makes running layup (Deni Avdija assists)POR ยท DAL 117, POR 120
  • Q4 1:57 Max Christie makes tip shotDAL ยท DAL 119, POR 120
  • Q4 1:47 Deni Avdija makes free throw 1 of 2POR ยท DAL 119, POR 121
  • Q4 1:09 Max Christie makes 27-foot running jump shot (Brandon Williams assists)DAL ยท DAL 122, POR 121
  • Q4 0:53 Caleb Love makes free throw 1 of 2POR ยท DAL 122, POR 122
  • Q4 0:53 Caleb Love makes free throw 2 of 2POR ยท DAL 122, POR 123
  • Q4 0:03 Shaedon Sharpe makes free throw 1 of 2POR ยท DAL 122, POR 124
  • Q4 0:03 Shaedon Sharpe makes free throw 2 of 2POR ยท DAL 122, POR 125

Linescore

1234 T
DAL 29343029 122
POR 42332228 125

๐Ÿงฎ How They Scored

DALPOR
62Points in the paint48
19Fast-break points7
11Second-chance points26
16Points off turnovers12
57Bench points41
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
56.6%Effective FG%55.7%
10.6%Turnover %12.3%
20.5%Offensive rebound %34.0%
0.264Free-throw rate0.227

Box Score

Dallas Mavericks

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Cooper Flagg F 3615683156-201-62-2-4
Brandon Williams G 3022341008-120-06-60
Max Christie G 2925350028-125-74-4-12
Naji Marshall F 2917740027-121-32-3+3
P.J. Washington F 298510203-81-41-2-6
Daniel Gafford F 26171001327-90-03-4+2
Klay Thompson G 1914111005-123-101-3+10
Dwight Powell F-C 182320101-10-00-0-2
Ryan Nembhard G 170260010-40-20-0-1
Caleb Martin F 72120001-10-00-0-5

Portland Trail Blazers

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Deni Avdija F 39279112069-181-68-12+5
Caleb Love G 3424320018-156-102-2+9
Shaedon Sharpe G 3324551039-232-54-4+2
Donovan Clingan C 29181110008-102-40-0-2
Rayan Rupert G-F 289320104-91-40-0+1
Toumani Camara F 259420003-73-50-0+8
Sidy Cissoko G 226510121-81-63-4-6
Robert Williams III C-F 208820124-50-00-0-4
Hansen Yang C 100010010-20-10-0+2

๐Ÿ”ฌ Advanced Stats

Dallas MavericksTS% true shooting ยท USG% usage ยท NET net rating ยท PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Max Christie Starter 292590.822.2-20.818.8
Daniel Gafford Starter 261779.020.6+1.618.1
Cooper Flagg Starter 361535.929.5-6.85.9
P.J. Washington Starter 29845.012.2-10.65.9
Ryan Nembhard Starter 1700.012.2-5.73.5
Brandon Williams Bench 302275.118.9-3.816.5
Naji Marshall Bench 291763.821.7+4.811.2
Klay Thompson Bench 191452.627.7+18.79.9
Dwight Powell Bench 182100.02.3-8.85.4
Caleb Martin Bench 072100.06.3-33.311.9
Anthony Davis Bench 000โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
Dante Exum Bench 000โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
Kyrie Irving Bench 000โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
D'Angelo Russell Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Jaden Hardy Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Dereck Lively II Bench 000โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
Moussa Cisse Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Miles Kelly Bench 000โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
Portland Trail BlazersTS% true shooting ยท USG% usage ยท NET net rating ยท PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Deni Avdija Starter 392758.029.6+7.514.3
Shaedon Sharpe Starter 332448.531.1+5.611.8
Donovan Clingan Starter 291890.012.7-8.219.2
Toumani Camara Starter 25964.310.9+18.64.6
Sidy Cissoko Starter 22630.719.4-10.0-5.3
Caleb Love Bench 342475.618.7+11.810.7
Rayan Rupert Bench 28950.012.3+1.75.2
Robert Williams III Bench 20880.013.7-9.512.7
Jerami Grant Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Jrue Holiday Bench 000โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
Damian Lillard Bench 000โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
Matisse Thybulle Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Blake Wesley Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Scoot Henderson Bench 000โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
Kris Murray Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Duop Reath Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Hansen Yang Bench 1000.012.0+14.5-8.8
Javonte Cooke Bench 0000.00.00.00.0

โš”๏ธ Season Series & What's Next

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Last 20 meetings ยท since 2020-21 DAL 14 โ€“ 6 POR
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