⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their sixteen- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 0:02 · DAL 26-25 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brendan Haywood misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 5:00 · DAL 82-84 LAL
- Turnover
Jason Terry bad pass
Q4 4:35 · DAL 82-84 LAL
- Turnover
Jason Terry bad pass
Q4 1:21 · DAL 86-91 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q2 8:42 · DAL 28-42 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 6:07 · DAL 82-89 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant traveling
Q4 2:04 · DAL 84-89 LAL
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · DAL 91-93 LAL
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · DAL 91-93 LAL
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
