⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 34- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 3:56 · LAC 50-43 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 1:35 · LAC 76-76 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamar Odom 3 second turnover
Q4 3:50 · LAC 92-87 DAL
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:40 · LAC 94-91 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 9:26 · LAC 57-64 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
