⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 28
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 27
Q3 6:39 · DAL 84-57 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q4 4:37 · DAL 112-87 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 9:37 · DAL 99-80 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q4 2:48 · DAL 112-95 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
