⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
-3Q110-8
-9Q238-47
+2Q327-24
+5Q423-15
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 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 23- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 41
- Went cold from three, three of eighteen
Key battles
17Offensive rebounds8
17%Three-point accuracy29%
3Threes made5
65Rebounds51
📊The numbers
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
