⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, one of eighteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 10:30 · LAL 33-26 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chucky Atkins Bad Pass. Stolen by Dirk Nowitzki.
Q4 4:31 · LAL 91-91 DAL
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:17 · LAL 99-96 DAL
- Missed FT
Jumaine Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:11 · LAL 108-103 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 1:23 · LAL 25-26 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marquis Daniels Lost Ball. Stolen by Kobe Bryant.
Q4 3:34 · LAL 93-91 DAL
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 2:35 · LAL 95-92 DAL
- Missed FT
Darrell Armstrong missed Free Throw 1 of 3.
Q4 0:20 · LAL 106-101 DAL
📊The numbers
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 1 | Threes made | 2 |
| 6% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 35 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
