⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 22
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:03 · SAC 11-7 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q4 9:06 · SAC 92-81 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 0:58 · SAC 27-41 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
