⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
-13Q124-37
+4Q234-27
+3Q327-24
+2Q424-22
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made six threes to their thirteen- Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their eight, and were outscored 21-11 off them
Key battles
13Threes made6
21Points off turnovers11
7Steals3
5Blocks2
📊The numbers
| DAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 6 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 67% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
