⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 24- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the fourth quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 7:18 · LAL 52-39 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q4 6:50 · LAL 101-95 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Derek Fisher technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:24 · LAL 59-46 DAL
- Turnover
Pau Gasol turnover
Q4 1:47 · LAL 103-97 DAL
- Turnover
Pau Gasol lost ball
Q4 0:51 · LAL 105-100 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:43 · LAL 87-86 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 9:26 · LAL 89-95 DAL
- Steal
James Singleton stole it from Pau Gasol
Q4 0:51 · LAL 105-100 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 4:22 · LAL 96-95 DAL
- Turnover
Jason Terry offensive foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)
Q4 3:59 · LAL 98-95 DAL
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:31 · LAL 103-97 DAL
📊The numbers
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
