โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ DAL better than we expected
โผ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 26
Key battles
๐Good 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 stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 11:17 ยท DAL 36-24 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| DAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |










