⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 22 from three- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 44
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 8:38 · SAC 16-6 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 5:26 · SAC 78-61 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
