⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 1:40 · DAL 94-79 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 17
Q4 5:05 · DAL 120-103 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 34 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
