⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 34- A 13-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 30 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, 28 free throws to their 42
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 8:51 · DAL 17-7 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q1 4:31 · DAL 32-14 LAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 30
Q2 0:32 · DAL 73-43 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 12
Q2 8:48 · DAL 44-32 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Corey Maggette Technical Foul
Q3 10:30 · DAL 69-43 LAC
- Technical
Marko Jaric Technical Foul
Q3 9:00 · DAL 73-48 LAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
