⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their one- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 38
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 10:03 · LAC 27-29 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:15 · LAC 0-9 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 24
Q4 3:23 · LAC 74-98 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 1 | Threes made | 9 |
| 9% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
