⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 50 free throws to their 25- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the second quarter
- Made five threes to their eleven
- Went cold from three, five of 23
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q2 6:28 · LAL 47-35 DAL
- Lead
Kobe Bryant hit a driving layup
Q4 1:19 · LAL 90-88 DAL
- Winner
Sasha Vujacic hit a three jumper, Pau Gasol with the assist
OT 4:41 · LAL 96-93 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Farmar bad pass
Q4 2:44 · LAL 84-83 DAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 0:35 · LAL 91-90 DAL
- Turnover
Lamar Odom bad pass
Q4 0:02 · LAL 93-93 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 0:51 · LAL 50-54 DAL
- Ties it
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 15-foot two point shot
Q4 1:35 · LAL 88-88 DAL
- Ties it
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 24-foot three jumper, Jason Kidd with the assist
Q4 0:02 · LAL 93-93 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:38 · LAL 84-83 DAL
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd misses free throw 1 of 1
OT 0:10 · LAL 105-104 DAL
📊The numbers
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 37 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 88 | Rebounds | 83 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
