⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 44
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 7:35 · DAL 79-84 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Nick Van Exel Technical Foul
Q3 4:07 · DAL 60-58 LAL
- Technical
Steve Nash Technical Foul
Q4 1:22 · DAL 83-93 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 2:14 · DAL 65-74 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 10:18 · DAL 70-84 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 4:07 · DAL 60-58 LAL
- Technical
Tracy Murray Technical Foul
Q4 4:09 · DAL 79-86 LAL
- Technical
Tracy Murray Technical Foul
Q4 4:09 · DAL 79-87 LAL
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 15 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
