⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 23- Looked after the ball, four turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 18-4 off them
- Went cold from three, two of nineteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 7:45 · DAL 44-33 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 9:12 · DAL 92-88 SAC
- Steal
Dirk Nowitzki stole it from Rudy Gay
Q4 2:53 · DAL 96-94 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jose Calderon and Isaiah Thomas
Q2 1:07 · DAL 52-46 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 9:18 · DAL 57-66 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 5:58 · DAL 62-76 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gay bad pass
Q4 2:53 · DAL 96-94 SAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
