⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their three- Shot well above their usual, twelve of 29 from three
- Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their fourteen
- Beaten inside, 20 points in the paint to 56
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 2:42 · DAL 29-24 LAL
- Go-ahead
Jason Terry hit a 22-foot three jumper, Jason Kidd with the assist
Q4 2:00 · DAL 91-89 LAL
- Winner
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 5-foot two point shot
Q4 1:23 · DAL 93-91 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki turnover
Q4 4:22 · DAL 81-87 LAL
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · DAL 98-92 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 3:36 · DAL 45-48 LAL
- Go-ahead
Derek Fisher hit a 9-foot two point shot, Andrew Bynum with the assist
Q4 2:27 · DAL 88-89 LAL
- Ties it
Lamar Odom hit a 6-foot two point shot
Q4 1:39 · DAL 91-91 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 3:24 · DAL 84-87 LAL
- Turnover
Derek Fisher bad pass
Q4 0:17 · DAL 95-91 LAL
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · DAL 97-92 LAL
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 3 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 20 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
