⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 30 free throws to their 44- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 47
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 7:31 · DAL 75-69 LAL
- Lead
Marquis Daniels hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:23 · DAL 100-99 LAL
- Ties it
Marquis Daniels hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:23 · DAL 99-99 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:05 · DAL 97-94 LAL
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:15 · DAL 97-97 LAL
- Missed FT
DeSagana Diop misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:27 · DAL 103-104 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 10:53 · DAL 29-40 LAL
- Go-ahead
Kwame Brown hit a driving layup
Q4 2:42 · DAL 98-99 LAL
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a 29-foot threeer
Q4 0:34 · DAL 102-104 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:18 · DAL 103-105 LAL
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 13 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
