⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 23- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their thirteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q3 0:13 · LAL 90-70 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 7:26 · LAL 99-80 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 28
Q4 5:54 · LAL 110-82 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Derek Fisher technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:22 · LAL 61-54 DAL
- Missed FT
Theo Ratliff misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
Q4 9:22 · LAL 90-73 DAL
- Missed FT
Theo Ratliff misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q4 9:22 · LAL 90-73 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 10:11 · LAL 90-78 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jose Juan Barea technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:08 · LAL 34-30 DAL
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 11:37 · LAL 54-51 DAL
- Missed FT
Jose Juan Barea misses technical free throw
Q4 1:52 · LAL 110-82 DAL
📊The numbers
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
