⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 22 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 22- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 9
- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 43
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 cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q3 9:06 · DAL 62-65 SAC
- Steal
Devin Harris stole it from Rudy Gay
Q4 2:04 · DAL 100-92 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Al-Farouq Aminu technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 0:50 · DAL 10-29 SAC
- Missed FT
Monta Ellis misses technical free throw
Q2 8:08 · DAL 22-44 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q1 5:26 · DAL 6-26 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gay bad pass
Q4 2:04 · DAL 100-92 SAC
- Turnover
Omri Casspi turnover
Q4 0:33 · DAL 106-98 SAC
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins offensive foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)
Q4 0:08 · DAL 106-98 SAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
