⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 6 down to 3 up
Q2 3:59 · DAL 45-42 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 2:44 · DAL 95-95 LAL
- Ties it
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 25-foot three jumper, Jason Kidd with the assist
Q4 0:42 · DAL 95-95 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Howard lost ball
Q4 1:16 · DAL 92-95 LAL
- Missed FT
Erick Dampier misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · DAL 95-97 LAL
- Missed FT
Erick Dampier misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · DAL 95-97 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 1:08 · DAL 45-51 LAL
- Steal
Kobe Bryant stole it from Josh Howard
Q4 1:16 · DAL 92-95 LAL
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a 18-foot two point shot
Q4 0:28 · DAL 95-97 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Farmar technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:19 · DAL 26-27 LAL
- Turnover
Jordan Farmar traveling
Q4 2:00 · DAL 90-95 LAL
- Missed FT
Andrew Bynum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · DAL 95-98 LAL
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
