⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
+5Q133-28
-14Q225-36
-10Q325-34
+3Q424-21
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of eighteen from three- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 29
Key battles
4Threes made9
31%Three-point accuracy50%
21Free throws made12
3Blocks6
📊The numbers
| SAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
