⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 11:11 · DAL 64-60 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 6:09 · DAL 78-65 LAC
- Steal
Wesley Matthews stole it from Blake Griffin
Q4 1:52 · DAL 108-106 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses technical free throw
Q3 7:03 · DAL 70-64 LAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 5:00 · DAL 97-99 LAC
- Missed FT
Zaza Pachulia misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · DAL 115-108 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 5:33 · DAL 19-28 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 2:49 · DAL 53-54 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q3 1:19 · DAL 84-82 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:58 · DAL 97-99 LAC
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:30 · DAL 100-101 LAC
- Turnover
Blake Griffin lost ball turnover
Q4 1:52 · DAL 108-106 LAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
