⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42
- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 32
- They shot well above their usual, twelve of 21 from three
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
- Lead
Matt Barnes hit a layup
OT 4:33 · LAL 100-98 DAL
- Go-ahead
Pau Gasol hit a three jumper
OT 3:48 · LAL 103-101 DAL
- Go-ahead
Pau Gasol hit a three jumper, Metta World Peace with the assist
OT 2:55 · LAL 106-104 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Bynum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:08 · LAL 97-96 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:22 · LAL 5-13 DAL
- Go-ahead
Jason Terry hit a 27-foot three jumper
OT 4:16 · LAL 100-101 DAL
- Go-ahead
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 26-foot three jumper, Jason Terry with the assist
OT 3:18 · LAL 103-104 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
