⏱️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
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of seventeen from three- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 40
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q3 6:20 · SAC 63-74 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Chris Webber Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q1 9:34 · SAC 4-4 DAL
- Technical
Chris Webber Technical Foul
Q2 2:14 · SAC 41-50 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q3 10:52 · SAC 50-72 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eduardo Najera missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q1 9:34 · SAC 4-4 DAL
- Technical
Michael Finley Technical Foul
Q2 2:14 · SAC 41-50 DAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
