⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Mavericks 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 6:01 · LAL 66-59 DAL
- Winner
Derek Fisher hit a 27-foot three jumper, Kobe Bryant with the assist
Q4 0:03 · LAL 73-70 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Matt Barnes flagrant foul type 1 (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)
Q3 9:18 · LAL 43-39 DAL
- Turnover
Matt Barnes lost ball
Q4 1:13 · LAL 70-67 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 9:18 · LAL 43-47 DAL
- Steal
Jason Kidd stole it from Matt Barnes
Q4 1:13 · LAL 70-67 DAL
- Ties it
Jason Terry hit a 14-foot running jumper
Q4 0:09 · LAL 70-70 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 4:48 · LAL 62-59 DAL
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:12 · LAL 70-67 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki traveling
Q4 0:38 · LAL 70-68 DAL
📊The numbers
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 1 | Threes made | 4 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
