⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 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 22
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 7:54 · SAC 103-95 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 3:59 · SAC 103-95 DAL
- Turnover
Bobby Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Steve Nash.
Q4 3:14 · SAC 105-97 DAL
- Turnover
Vlade Divac Lost Ball
Q4 2:17 · SAC 107-101 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 1:00 · SAC 89-89 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 6:54 · SAC 98-95 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki Bad Pass
Q4 4:50 · SAC 101-95 DAL
- Turnover
Steve Nash Lost Ball. Stolen by Peja Stojakovic.
Q4 2:00 · SAC 107-101 DAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
