⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+3Q124-20
+7Q229-17
+6Q331-26
-12Q417-25
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
19Free throws made9
4Threes made1
11Steals8
21Points off turnovers17
📊The numbers
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 1 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
