⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
-5Q125-32
+2Q232-32
-7Q313-23
+2Q425-24
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 35- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten
Key battles
9Offensive rebounds19
10Turnovers16
18Points off turnovers12
40Rebounds57
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
