⏱️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
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their nineteen- Beaten inside, 24 points in the paint to 44
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 2:34 · DAL 59-54 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 5:48 · DAL 90-87 LAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 3:47 · DAL 90-91 LAL
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:04 · DAL 97-99 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 7:07 · DAL 43-49 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 10:51 · DAL 59-62 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant traveling
Q4 4:35 · DAL 90-90 LAL
- Missed FT
Metta World Peace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · DAL 99-101 LAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · DAL 99-103 LAL
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
