⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better 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, fifteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 26-12 off them
A 17-0 run took them from 6 down to 11 up in the first 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 6 down to 11 up
Q1 8:37 · DAL 21-10 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 1:23 · DAL 35-23 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Erick Dampier misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:49 · DAL 96-99 LAL
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:44 · DAL 97-99 LAL
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 0:10 · DAL 99-104 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q4 10:40 · DAL 81-87 LAL
- Steal
Trevor Ariza stole it from Jason Kidd
Q4 0:10 · DAL 99-104 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant turnover
Q4 2:14 · DAL 97-99 LAL
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza turnover
Q4 0:10 · DAL 99-104 LAL
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
