⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth 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 Lakers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 30- Made five threes to their eleven
- Went cold from three, five of eighteen
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 63
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3 in the fourth quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 4:13 · DAL 48-40 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 11:42 · DAL 58-43 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 5:15 · DAL 95-79 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · DAL 101-96 LAL
- Missed FT
Monta Ellis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · DAL 102-98 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 9:49 · DAL 30-30 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 10:26 · DAL 76-70 LAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3
Q4 1:36 · DAL 101-98 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Nick Young technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 5:18 · DAL 38-32 LAL
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 24 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
