⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 18-8 off them- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 40
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 47
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 9:02 · DAL 16-5 LAC
- Winner
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 11-foot two point shot
Q4 0:37 · DAL 103-102 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 0:56 · DAL 107-102 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 6:43 · DAL 76-75 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Thornton turnover
Q4 1:49 · DAL 99-101 LAC
- Missed FT
Marcus Camby misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:15 · DAL 99-101 LAC
- Turnover
Eric Gordon lost ball
Q4 0:28 · DAL 103-102 LAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Assists | 16 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
