⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 18-point deficit to 9
Q3 7:43 · DAL 71-80 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antoine Walker Bad Pass. Stolen by Corey Maggette.
Q4 3:43 · DAL 99-104 LAC
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki Bad Pass
Q4 3:15 · DAL 99-104 LAC
- Turnover
Antoine Walker Bad Pass. Stolen by Elton Brand.
Q4 2:06 · DAL 101-108 LAC

Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 4:01 · DAL 50-57 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Quentin Richardson Offensive Foul
Q4 1:19 · DAL 103-110 LAC
- Turnover
Quentin Richardson Foul
Q4 1:19 · DAL 103-110 LAC
- Missed FT
Bobby Simmons missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:14 · DAL 103-110 LAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |










