⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, seventeen free throws to their 35
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 1:25 · DAL 27-23 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 8:03 · DAL 46-35 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 5:48 · DAL 109-105 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shawn Bradley Traveling
Q4 1:14 · DAL 117-111 SAC
- Turnover
Shawn Bradley Turnover
Q4 0:47 · DAL 119-113 SAC
- Missed FT
Michael Finley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:27 · DAL 119-113 SAC

Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:48 · DAL 0-10 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 0:53 · DAL 58-61 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 1:27 · DAL 78-84 SAC
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:35 · DAL 117-110 SAC
- Turnover
Darius Songaila Bad Pass. Stolen by Marquis Daniels.
Q4 0:38 · DAL 119-113 SAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |







