⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
-12Q127-32
-16Q217-30
+19Q336-21
+1Q425-22
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 10- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
20Offensive rebounds8
10Fast break points22
3Blocks7
5Threes made8
📊The numbers
| SAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
