⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the first quarter
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 cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 6:03 · LAC 34-39 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 9:21 · LAC 60-56 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cuttino Mobley misses technical free throw
Q2 4:05 · LAC 32-39 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 5:30 · LAC 13-27 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:05 · LAC 32-39 DAL
- Turnover
Devin Harris bad pass
Q4 3:38 · LAC 89-81 DAL
📊The numbers
| LAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
