⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better 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, 29 free throws to their sixteen- Made five threes to their eleven
- They shot well above their usual, eleven of nineteen from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 10:08 · SAC 91-84 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Francisco Garcia offensive foul (Jason Terry draws the foul)
Q4 4:28 · SAC 99-94 DAL
- Goaltend
Francisco Garcia defensive goaltending
Q4 3:42 · SAC 99-96 DAL
- Turnover
Carl Landry bad pass
Q4 0:02 · SAC 103-105 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 5:01 · SAC 76-76 DAL
- Winner
Tyson Chandler hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:53 · SAC 101-102 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 2:14 · SAC 101-105 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:38 · SAC 101-99 DAL
- Missed FT
Jose Juan Barea misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · SAC 103-105 DAL
- Missed FT
Jose Juan Barea misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · SAC 103-105 DAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
