⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 6:20 · LAC 20-10 DAL
- Ties it
Shaun Livingston hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · LAC 73-73 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaun Livingston misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · LAC 72-73 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q1 0:35 · LAC 26-24 DAL
- Winner
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 14-foot jumper
Q4 0:00 · LAC 73-75 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki traveling
Q4 3:56 · LAC 64-69 DAL
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:44 · LAC 69-73 DAL
📊The numbers
| LAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
