⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their six
A 19-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 3 in the fourth 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 cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 4:30 · DAL 65-67 SAC
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 3
Q4 4:20 · DAL 101-104 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki lost ball turnover
Q4 1:45 · DAL 90-97 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 11:00 · DAL 71-82 SAC
- Steal
Rudy Gay stole it from Dirk Nowitzki
Q4 1:45 · DAL 90-97 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darren Collison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · DAL 97-101 SAC
- Missed FT
Marco Belinelli misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · DAL 99-102 SAC
- Missed FT
Marco Belinelli misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · DAL 99-102 SAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 4 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
