⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 42- A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the third quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q3 11:00 · DAL 63-56 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 6:37 · DAL 98-88 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jose Juan Barea bad pass
Q4 4:18 · DAL 94-88 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 0:58 · DAL 75-75 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:37 · DAL 94-88 LAC
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:37 · DAL 94-88 LAC
- Turnover
Blake Griffin bad pass
Q4 4:13 · DAL 94-88 LAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
