⏱️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
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their thirteen- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 9
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their four
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q4 2:58 · SAC 87-93 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul
Q2 1:57 · SAC 42-48 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q2 8:59 · SAC 31-42 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 0:05 · SAC 48-61 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Howard bad pass
Q4 0:08 · SAC 91-97 DAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
