⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 44
- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 6:39 · LAL 42-42 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 6:52 · LAL 11-21 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q3 0:35 · LAL 78-91 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 28 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
