⏱️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 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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 36- A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16 in the third 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 5:45 · DAL 25-16 LAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16
Q3 5:58 · DAL 83-67 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Shawn Bradley Double Technical Foul. Devean George gains possession.
Q4 6:22 · DAL 97-77 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 7:05 · DAL 14-16 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kareem Rush missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 6:43 · DAL 14-11 LAL
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
