⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 33
A 12-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 16 in the fourth 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 stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 4:48 · DAL 57-40 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 27
Q2 0:27 · DAL 77-50 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:03 · DAL 86-62 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q3 9:03 · DAL 77-58 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 16
Q4 6:00 · DAL 109-93 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Martin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:54 · DAL 79-60 SAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Assists | 18 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
