⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
-8Q123-29
-13Q218-32
+10Q327-19
+3Q435-28
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, 50 rebounds to 30- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their five, and were outscored 24-4 off them
Key battles
24Points off turnovers4
5Turnovers19
6Offensive rebounds13
40Rebounds61
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
