⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 12 down to 3 up 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 8:00 · DAL 17-8 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 8:22 · DAL 95-82 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 6:50 · DAL 105-87 SAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Raja Bell Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q4 7:18 · DAL 95-82 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 12 down to 3 up
Q2 5:13 · DAL 39-42 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
