⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+6Q131-21
-5Q225-25
+4Q332-22
+5Q436-27
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 31
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 25-17 off them
Key battles
25Free throws made13
61Rebounds37
62%Shooting from the field41%
9Blocks5
📊The numbers
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 62% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 34 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
