⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 46
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 7:37 · SAC 49-35 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 26
Q4 7:54 · SAC 120-94 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Zaza Pachulia technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 2:15 · SAC 57-39 DAL
- Technical
Wesley Matthews technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:26 · SAC 72-52 DAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 62% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 32 | Assists | 22 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
