⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better 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, 33 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 37
- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 26
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 2:47 · LAL 72-58 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:03 · LAL 86-78 DAL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:03 · LAL 86-78 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q3 7:24 · LAL 63-58 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 4:03 · LAL 85-78 DAL
📊The numbers
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
