⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 35
- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:52 · DAL 9-0 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q1 5:46 · DAL 24-6 LAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q3 0:48 · DAL 83-68 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses technical free throw
Q4 1:07 · DAL 100-87 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 8:37 · DAL 56-55 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kwame Brown flagrant foul type 1 (Josh Howard draws the foul)
Q1 1:06 · DAL 23-6 LAL
- Flagrant
Andrew Bynum flagrant foul type 1 (Jerry Stackhouse draws the foul)
Q2 9:04 · DAL 33-16 LAL
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:33 · DAL 51-41 LAL
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
