⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+3Q123-19
+3Q224-18
-6Q324-26
-5Q428-34
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse 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, 39 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 32
Key battles
22Free throws made9
21Offensive rebounds9
30%Three-point accuracy18%
67Rebounds42
📊The numbers
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
