⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their twenty
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:22 · SAC 14-8 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 4:54 · SAC 79-69 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 7:24 · SAC 70-69 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Shawn Bradley Technical Foul
Q2 6:54 · SAC 41-33 DAL
- Flagrant
Eduardo Najera Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 0:44 · SAC 81-71 DAL
- Technical
Shawn Bradley Technical Foul
Q4 10:38 · SAC 89-75 DAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
