⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 24 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 30 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 24- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 31
- A 15-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 8 in the fourth quarter
- Made seven threes to their fifteen
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their seven
A 17-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 30 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 8
Q4 9:10 · LAL 84-92 DAL
- Ties it
Brian Shaw made Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
Q4 0:58 · LAL 103-103 DAL
- Winner
Kobe Bryant made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:08 · LAL 105-103 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 3:08 · LAL 93-96 DAL
- Missed FT
Robert Horry missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:17 · LAL 100-100 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 9:33 · LAL 30-41 DAL
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 30
Q2 1:44 · LAL 36-66 DAL
- Go-ahead
Nick Van Exel made 27 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Q4 1:04 · LAL 101-103 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Walt Williams Technical Foul
Q1 2:17 · LAL 18-22 DAL
- Turnover
Steve Nash Lost Ball. Stolen by Shaquille O'Neal.
Q4 0:30 · LAL 103-103 DAL
📊The numbers
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 15 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
