โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
โฒ DAL better than we expected
โผ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of seventeen from three
Key battles
๐Good 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 stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q3 8:34 ยท DAL 65-46 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marquis Daniels Offensive Foul
Q4 2:46 ยท DAL 99-91 SAC
- Turnover
Marquis Daniels Foul
Q4 2:46 ยท DAL 99-91 SAC
- Turnover
Devin Harris Bad Pass. Stolen by Bobby Jackson.
Q4 1:01 ยท DAL 103-95 SAC

Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| DAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
