⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 26 from three- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 31
- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 26
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first 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 took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 2:19 · SAC 29-18 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 1:20 · SAC 53-61 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 9:53 · SAC 90-103 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Kaman technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:39 · SAC 68-83 DAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 30 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
