⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of twenty from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:04 · SAC 14-6 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 6:09 · SAC 94-82 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Salmons turnover
Q4 2:54 · SAC 96-88 DAL
- Turnover
Kevin Martin turnover
Q4 0:50 · SAC 100-95 DAL
- Turnover
Kevin Martin turnover
Q4 0:09 · SAC 102-95 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 15 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 10 |
