Game Story
Auto-generated talking points from the box and play-by-play.
Strongest signals
Highest-signal findings across every category — sorted by how strongly the data deviates from baseline.
- 01highScoring chainsOn DAL
Sensabaugh got 13 of his 21 pts via pull-up jumpers (6 makes, 62% up 41 pp from season avg 21%).
2 from post-ups (4 pts) · 1 from cuts (2 pts)
- 02medScoring chainsOn UTA
Thompson got 9 of his 20 pts via catch-and-shoot (3 makes, 45% down 9 pp from season avg 54%).
2 from pull-up jumpers (6 pts) · 1 from other actions (3 pts)
- 03medScoring chainsOn DAL
George got 11 of his 22 pts via pull-up jumpers (4 makes, 50% up 24 pp from season avg 26%).
2 from drives (4 pts) · 1 from catch-and-shoot (3 pts)
- 04lowTurnover outcomesOn DAL
DAL scored 13 pts off UTA's 15 turnovers (0.87 PPP allowed).
6 of 15 TOVs (40%) led to a make.
- 05lowTurnover outcomesOn UTA
UTA scored 6 pts off DAL's 11 turnovers (0.55 PPP allowed).
3 of 11 TOVs (27%) led to a make.
Quarter Flow
Per-quarter scoring and the running total.
Box by Period
FG · 3P · FT · REB · AST · TOV · paint points, per period. Bold marks the period edge.
| Stat | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | UTA | 13/23 57% | 12/23 52% | 12/19 63% | 11/24 46% | 48/89 54% |
| DAL | 17/24 71% | 9/22 41% | 14/26 54% | 9/19 47% | 49/91 54% | |
| 3P | UTA | 3/9 33% | 3/9 33% | 3/8 38% | 1/5 20% | 10/31 32% |
| DAL | 7/12 58% | 4/12 33% | 5/10 50% | 2/7 29% | 18/41 44% | |
| FT | UTA | 0/2 0% | 3/4 75% | 8/10 80% | 3/4 75% | 14/20 70% |
| DAL | 1/1 100% | 7/9 78% | 2/7 29% | 12/19 63% | 22/36 61% | |
| REB | UTA | 6 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 41 |
| DAL | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 44 | |
| AST | UTA | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 |
| DAL | 14 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 36 | |
| TOV | UTA | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| DAL | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| Paint PTS | UTA | 10 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 54 |
| DAL | 16 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 54 |
Game Flow
Margin over time — DAL ahead above the line, UTA below. Shaded bands are unanswered runs of 8+; ticks on the line mark lead changes (0) and ties (0).
Rotations
Who was on the floor when. Hover over a stint for its minutes and the team's +/- while it lasted.
Play-by-Play
Every event, one period at a time. ▶ opens the NBA clip where one exists.
Player Box Score
Click a player for shots, quarter splits, and play-by-play.
| Player | MIN | PTS ↓ | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Keyonte George UTA · Starter | 37:13 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9/15 | 4/6 | -8 |
Brice Sensabaugh UTA | 29:44 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10/20 | 1/7 | -2 |
Ace Bailey UTA · Starter | 36:58 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8/16 | 2/6 | -26 |
Kyle Filipowski UTA · Starter | 29:16 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6/11 | 1/4 | -17 |
Cody Williams UTA · Starter | 27:37 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5/8 | 1/2 | -20 |
Isaiah Collier UTA · Starter | 22:14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4/8 | 1/3 | -22 |
Kyle Anderson UTA | 18:44 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4/6 | 0/0 | -1 |
Walter Clayton Jr. UTA | 26:34 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/4 | 0/3 | +2 |
Taylor Hendricks UTA | 11:40 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | +4 |
Svi Mykhailiuk UTA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Jusuf Nurkić UTA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Kevin Love UTA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Four Factors
Shooting, getting to the line, offensive rebounding, protecting the ball.
Efficiency
Where the points came from
Scoring channels — paint, transition, off mistakes, second chances.
| Channel | UTA | DAL | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the paint | 54 | 54 | — |
| Fast break | 13 | 32 | DAL +19 |
| Off turnovers | 9 | 20 | DAL +11 |
| 2nd chance | 21 | 15 | UTA +6 |
Player tracking
Movement and shot-creation breakdown.
| Metric | UTA | DAL |
|---|---|---|
| Passes | 307 | 285 |
| Touches | 430 | 409 |
| Distance (mi) | 18.7 | 19.0 |
| Pull-up FG | 27/54 (50%) | 30/64 (47%) |
| Catch & Shoot FG | 21/35 (60%) | 19/27 (70%) |
Shot Chart
Both teams · shot-by-shot
How it ended
Shots, free throws and turnovers in the final 3:00 of Q4.
- 2:51MISSUTA116–132 · DAL +16MISS George 17' Step Back Jump Shot
- 2:43MISSDAL116–132 · DAL +16MISS Hardy 1' Running Dunk
- 2:40MISSDAL116–132 · DAL +16MISS Kelly 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
- 2:27MISSDAL116–132 · DAL +16MISS Nembhard 5' Driving Layup
- 2:22PTSUTA117–132 · DAL +15George Free Throw 1 of 2 (28 PTS)
- 2:22PTSUTA118–132 · DAL +14George Free Throw 2 of 2 (29 PTS)
- 2:09MISSDAL118–132 · DAL +14MISS Kelly 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:07PTSDAL118–133 · DAL +15Cisse Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
- 2:07MISSDAL118–133 · DAL +15MISS Cisse Free Throw 2 of 2
- 1:50PTSUTA120–133 · DAL +13Bailey 3' Layup (18 PTS) (Filipowski 5 AST)
- 1:39TOVDAL120–133 · DAL +13Cisse Traveling Turnover (P1.T11)
- 1:31MISSUTA120–133 · DAL +13MISS Bailey 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:23MISSDAL120–133 · DAL +13MISS Hardy Free Throw 1 of 2
- 1:23MISSDAL120–133 · DAL +13MISS Hardy Free Throw 2 of 2
- 1:04MISSUTA120–133 · DAL +13MISS Filipowski 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:57PTSDAL120–135 · DAL +15Cisse 3' Alley Oop Dunk (9 PTS) (Kelly 1 AST)
- 0:41MISSUTA120–135 · DAL +15MISS George 11' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
- 0:23PTSDAL120–138 · DAL +18Kelly 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Hardy 3 AST)