⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 32-14 off them- A 15-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 18 in the second quarter
- They shot well above their usual, six of thirteen from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 6:56 · LAC 52-62 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corey Maggette lost ball
Q4 4:50 · LAC 75-82 DAL
- Turnover
Al Thornton offensive foul (Josh Howard draws the foul)
Q4 0:10 · LAC 86-93 DAL
- Turnover
Al Thornton turnover
Q4 0:10 · LAC 86-93 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:36 · LAC 0-10 DAL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 18
Q2 11:30 · LAC 26-44 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:20 · LAC 86-93 DAL
📊The numbers
| LAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
