⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their eighteen
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:57 · DAL 10-4 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q3 8:33 · DAL 73-58 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Howard lost ball
Q4 1:54 · DAL 92-88 LAC
- Missed FT
Josh Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · DAL 92-91 LAC
- Missed FT
Josh Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · DAL 92-91 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 5:07 · DAL 73-67 LAC
- Steal
Cuttino Mobley stole it from Josh Howard
Q4 1:54 · DAL 92-88 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Vladimir Radmanovic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:14 · DAL 92-87 LAC
- Turnover
Shaun Livingston bad pass
Q4 0:00 · DAL 93-91 LAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 1 | Threes made | 6 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 12 |
