⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third 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 Kings did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 5:13 · DAL 22-17 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 10:47 · DAL 40-27 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darren Collison misses technical free throw
Q3 8:04 · DAL 64-54 SAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
