⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 18-0 run took them from 9 down to 9 up in the third quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up
Q1 1:42 · DAL 34-28 SAC
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 9 down to 9 up
Q3 1:32 · DAL 90-81 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 1:32 · DAL 106-102 SAC
- Turnover
Josh Howard bad pass
Q4 0:46 · DAL 108-104 SAC
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:28 · DAL 109-104 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 6:16 · DAL 45-44 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 4:03 · DAL 70-79 SAC
- Steal
Kevin Martin stole it from Jason Kidd
Q4 1:32 · DAL 106-102 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ron Artest turnover
Q4 4:11 · DAL 99-94 SAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
