⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 26- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 42
- They shot well above their usual, nine of 23 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 9:22 · DAL 42-30 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:39 · DAL 76-81 SAC
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki Lost Ball
OT 1:14 · DAL 80-87 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 3:47 · DAL 23-25 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 10:04 · DAL 62-65 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 6:35 · DAL 64-74 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Doug Christie Technical Foul
Q2 7:09 · DAL 41-30 SAC
- Turnover
Vlade Divac Bad Pass. Stolen by Michael Finley.
Q4 0:57 · DAL 75-81 SAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
