⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 23-6 off them- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 47
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
- Ties it
Jordan Clarkson hit a 4-foot two point shot
Q4 1:36 · LAL 90-90 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Julius Randle misses 18-foot two point shot
Q4 3:55 · LAL 87-86 DAL
- Turnover
Louis Williams offensive foul (J.J. Barea draws the foul)
Q4 0:13 · LAL 90-90 DAL
- Turnover
Louis Williams turnover
Q4 0:13 · LAL 90-90 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- Lead
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 13-foot two point shot
Q4 2:31 · LAL 88-90 DAL
- Winner
Dirk Nowitzki hit a two point shot
Q4 0:02 · LAL 90-92 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:30 · LAL 56-56 DAL
- Missed FT
Chandler Parsons misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 4:48 · LAL 87-85 DAL
📊The numbers
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 15 | Assists | 21 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
