⏱️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
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 27- Made seven threes to their fourteen
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their nine
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 3:17 · LAL 26-27 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 0:35 · LAL 52-56 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 4:50 · LAL 66-71 DAL
- Turnover
Jumaine Jones Backcourt
Q4 0:51 · LAL 102-108 DAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 3 of 3.
Q4 0:01 · LAL 112-114 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 4:52 · LAL 42-51 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 5:03 · LAL 66-79 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Terry Bad Pass
Q4 1:02 · LAL 102-108 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki Bad Pass. Stolen by Sasha Vujacic.
Q4 0:45 · LAL 102-108 DAL
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:02 · LAL 110-113 DAL
📊The numbers
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 7 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 15 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
