⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Kings 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 11:25 · DAL 84-79 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Terry bad pass
Q4 3:45 · DAL 97-89 SAC
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · DAL 104-100 SAC
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corliss Williamson bad pass
Q4 3:47 · DAL 97-89 SAC
- Missed FT
Ron Artest misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:39 · DAL 99-95 SAC
- Missed FT
John Salmons misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · DAL 106-104 SAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
