⏱️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, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38- Could not get to the line, 26 free throws to their 36
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 3:40 · LAL 52-55 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q4 11:25 · LAL 88-101 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 6:52 · LAL 93-111 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 31 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
