⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 21- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 60
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- Steal
DeAndre Jordan stole it from DeJuan Blair
Q4 0:02 · LAC 129-127 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.J. Redick misses technical free throw
Q3 6:35 · LAC 84-78 DAL
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 1:09 · LAC 121-127 DAL
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · LAC 128-127 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 9:18 · LAC 13-15 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 1:36 · LAC 100-104 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q4 7:22 · LAC 106-122 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jose Calderon technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:35 · LAC 84-78 DAL
- Technical
Vince Carter technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 3:59 · LAC 111-123 DAL
- Turnover
DeJuan Blair bad pass
Q4 0:02 · LAC 129-127 DAL
📊The numbers
| LAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 17 | Threes made | 12 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 34 | Assists | 37 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
