⏱️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 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
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 24-15 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 8:11 · DAL 16-8 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 7:09 · DAL 38-33 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 0:06 · DAL 102-96 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 9:57 · DAL 7-8 SAC
- Steal
Omri Casspi stole it from Dirk Nowitzki
Q4 0:06 · DAL 102-96 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyreke Evans misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:40 · DAL 98-91 SAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
