⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their two
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- Lead
Kobe Bryant hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:55 · LAL 97-96 DAL
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:55 · LAL 96-96 DAL
- Winner
Sasha Vujacic hit a 24-foot three jumper, Luke Walton with the assist
Q4 0:28 · LAL 100-98 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:07 · LAL 38-42 DAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:50 · LAL 91-94 DAL
- Missed FT
Luke Walton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · LAL 100-98 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Dirk Nowitzki hit a driving layup
Q4 0:41 · LAL 97-98 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
