⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 27 free throws to their 39
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q2 11:22 · LAL 30-34 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 7:20 · LAL 42-38 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Shaquille O'Neal Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q1 7:48 · LAL 6-12 DAL
- Technical
Devean George Technical Foul
Q1 4:54 · LAL 12-21 DAL
- Technical
Gary Payton Technical Foul
Q1 4:50 · LAL 12-21 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 9:06 · LAL 6-15 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 1:31 · LAL 19-34 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 9:55 · LAL 59-70 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 4:54 · LAL 12-21 DAL
- Missed FT
Steve Nash missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 3:45 · LAL 16-23 DAL
📊The numbers
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
