⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 3- A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18 in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 30
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 9:06 · DAL 43-29 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 11:45 · DAL 84-77 LAC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18
Q4 9:51 · DAL 98-80 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses technical free throw
Q1 4:41 · DAL 14-17 LAC
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul (3rd technical foul)
Q3 9:15 · DAL 65-56 LAC
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul (3rd technical foul)
Q3 9:15 · DAL 65-56 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 8:07 · DAL 8-11 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q2 4:11 · DAL 49-42 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 10:12 · DAL 65-61 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Kaman technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:41 · DAL 14-17 LAC
- Missed FT
Rasual Butler misses technical free throw
Q3 9:15 · DAL 65-56 LAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
