⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of thirteen from three- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 31
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 1:24 · LAL 91-99 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Dwight Howard FlagrantFoulType1 (Elton Brand draws the foul )
Q3 7:13 · LAL 53-58 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 1:34 · LAL 47-50 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 4:39 · LAL 62-72 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
