⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower 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, 13 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:41 · DAL 8-0 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 2:54 · DAL 27-11 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q2 9:14 · DAL 38-15 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Thompson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:08 · DAL 79-51 SAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 26% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Assists | 10 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
