⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen
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 cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q3 4:50 · DAL 60-76 LAL
- Steal
Jason Terry stole it from Derek Fisher
Q4 1:45 · DAL 90-96 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:39 · DAL 91-96 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 1:12 · DAL 21-33 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q2 2:11 · DAL 38-61 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derek Fisher lost ball
Q4 1:45 · DAL 90-96 LAL
- Missed FT
Sasha Vujacic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · DAL 97-101 LAL
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · DAL 100-101 LAL
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 11 | Blocks | 7 |
