⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC 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 Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 24-11 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 5:05 · LAC 44-40 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 10:12 · LAC 82-82 DAL
- Steal
Craig Smith stole it from Dirk Nowitzki
Q4 0:52 · LAC 84-89 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Gordon offensive foul (Jason Kidd draws the foul)
Q4 3:15 · LAC 84-85 DAL
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:46 · LAC 84-89 DAL
- Turnover
Craig Smith bad pass
Q4 0:48 · LAC 84-89 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 5:58 · LAC 16-18 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 6:01 · LAC 62-74 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 2:57 · LAC 84-93 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Terry offensive foul (Eric Gordon draws the foul)
Q4 3:34 · LAC 84-85 DAL
- Turnover
Jason Terry turnover
Q4 3:34 · LAC 84-85 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki lost ball
Q4 0:52 · LAC 84-89 DAL
📊The numbers
| LAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
