⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 43
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 took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 9:38 · SAC 11-4 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 6:03 · SAC 78-63 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Scot Pollard Technical Foul
Q2 9:37 · SAC 31-27 DAL
- Technical
Hidayet Turkoglu Double Technical Foul. Nick Van Exel gains possession.
Q4 8:00 · SAC 91-81 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 9:37 · SAC 31-27 DAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
