⏱️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
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their sixteen- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 50
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q2 1:01 · DAL 55-50 LAL
- Steal
Dirk Nowitzki stole it from Andrew Bynum
Q4 2:24 · DAL 93-86 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brendan Haywood misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:39 · DAL 93-86 LAL
- Turnover
Jason Terry offensive foul (Derek Fisher draws the foul)
Q4 1:13 · DAL 97-92 LAL
- Turnover
Jason Terry turnover
Q4 1:13 · DAL 97-92 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 5:31 · DAL 39-48 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Bynum lost ball
Q4 2:24 · DAL 93-86 LAL
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
