⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 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, 40 free throws to their 24- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 45
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 3:17 · DAL 94-102 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:41 · DAL 0-8 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Devean George Technical Foul
Q2 0:36 · DAL 40-49 LAL
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 0:36 · DAL 40-49 LAL
- Technical
Devean George Technical Foul
Q3 9:41 · DAL 47-58 LAL
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
