⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 28- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 7:35 · DAL 16-12 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q2 8:32 · DAL 50-41 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24
Q4 8:52 · DAL 104-80 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 0:04 · DAL 38-41 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 11:00 · DAL 92-80 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 18
Q4 2:15 · DAL 116-98 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 28 | Assists | 15 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
