⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 28
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q1 9:52 · LAL 0-15 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 7:24 · LAL 33-49 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zaza Pachulia misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:00 · LAL 89-96 DAL
📊The numbers
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 28 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
