⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their four- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 34
- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, six free throws to their 34
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 took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 10:22 · DAL 8-5 SAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q3 6:03 · DAL 83-70 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 2:54 · DAL 94-74 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 8:45 · DAL 68-68 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 3 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 34 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 38 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 11 | Steals | 15 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
