⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 33
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 2:44 · DAL 67-50 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q3 2:08 · DAL 99-80 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Vlade Divac Technical Foul
Q3 5:35 · DAL 85-67 SAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 32 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
