⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seven of fourteen from three
A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 10:41 · LAL 64-68 DAL
- Go-ahead
Lamar Odom hit a layup, Kobe Bryant with the assist
Q4 2:19 · LAL 103-102 DAL
- Winner
Pau Gasol hit a layup, Lamar Odom with the assist
Q4 0:40 · LAL 107-106 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Pau Gasol flagrant foul type 1 (Erick Dampier draws the foul)
Q2 8:08 · LAL 33-40 DAL
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:09 · LAL 99-101 DAL
- Turnover
Sasha Vujacic bad pass
Q4 1:31 · LAL 103-104 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up
Q2 10:25 · LAL 33-47 DAL
- Lead
Jason Terry hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:44 · LAL 101-102 DAL
- Lead
Jason Terry hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:42 · LAL 103-104 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Erick Dampier misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q2 8:08 · LAL 33-40 DAL
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:44 · LAL 101-101 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki lost ball
Q4 0:33 · LAL 108-106 DAL
📊The numbers
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
