⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 41- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q2 8:03 · SAC 41-29 DAL
- Ties it
Isaiah Thomas hit a 25-foot, DeMarcus Cousins with the assist
Q4 0:09 · SAC 101-101 DAL
- Ties it
DeMarcus Cousins hit a 8-foot jumper
OT 4:20 · SAC 103-103 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Salmons bad pass
Q4 2:18 · SAC 93-92 DAL
- Turnover
John Salmons turnover
Q4 0:16 · SAC 98-100 DAL
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins lost ball turnover
OT 0:42 · SAC 109-111 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 3:14 · SAC 95-98 DAL
- Lead
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 11-foot jumper
OT 4:43 · SAC 101-103 DAL
- Lead
Darren Collison hit a driving layup
OT 4:01 · SAC 103-105 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vince Carter bad pass
OT 1:50 · SAC 105-109 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
OT 1:30 · SAC 107-109 DAL
- Turnover
Darren Collison bad pass
OT 0:26 · SAC 109-113 DAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
