⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ 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
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 6:18 · SAC 23-15 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 10:56 · SAC 68-63 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Vlade Divac Double Technical Foul. Greg Buckner gains possession.
Q4 8:48 · SAC 85-87 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 9:00 · SAC 42-41 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 9:07 · SAC 68-71 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 3:47 · SAC 93-101 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Finley Offensive Foul
Q4 4:28 · SAC 93-93 DAL
- Turnover
Michael Finley Foul
Q4 4:28 · SAC 93-93 DAL
- Missed FT
Nick Van Exel missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:27 · SAC 98-104 DAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
