⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 3:44 · DAL 17-20 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 2:00 · DAL 100-98 LAC
- Winner
Jose Juan Barea hit a 25-foot three jumper, Jason Kidd with the assist
Q4 0:50 · DAL 100-98 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:40 · DAL 0-9 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Baron Davis bad pass
Q4 1:50 · DAL 93-98 LAC
- Turnover
Zach Randolph lost ball
Q4 0:34 · DAL 100-98 LAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
