⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their fourteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 7:24 · DAL 22-11 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 0:09 · DAL 46-36 LAC
- Lead
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 11-foot two point shot
Q4 1:54 · DAL 112-110 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Monta Ellis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:28 · DAL 107-103 LAC
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 2:32 · DAL 110-108 LAC
- Turnover
Monta Ellis out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:51 · DAL 112-115 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 4:18 · DAL 61-60 LAC
- Ties it
Jamal Crawford hit a 18-foot jumper
Q4 2:12 · DAL 110-110 LAC
- Ties it
Blake Griffin hit a driving layup
Q4 1:37 · DAL 112-112 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
