⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Kings 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 took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 3:18 · DAL 25-21 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 3:14 · DAL 76-72 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 1:58 · DAL 106-97 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antoine Walker Traveling
Q4 4:09 · DAL 94-88 SAC
- Turnover
Antoine Walker Bad Pass. Stolen by Peja Stojakovic.
Q4 3:39 · DAL 94-91 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 9:30 · DAL 5-12 SAC
- Ties it
Bobby Jackson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Bibby.
Q4 2:51 · DAL 94-94 SAC
- Ties it
Mike Bibby made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vlade Divac.
Q4 2:16 · DAL 97-97 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Peja Stojakovic Bad Pass. Stolen by Antoine Walker.
Q4 1:44 · DAL 99-97 SAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
