⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 49
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Doug Christie Traveling
Q4 4:33 · SAC 117-114 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 10:30 · SAC 2-15 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antoine Walker Bad Pass. Stolen by Peja Stojakovic.
Q4 4:52 · SAC 117-114 DAL
- Turnover
Antoine Walker 3 second
Q4 3:39 · SAC 117-114 DAL
- Turnover
Steve Nash Bad Pass. Stolen by Mike Bibby.
Q4 1:08 · SAC 119-116 DAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
