⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. 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, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 36
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q2 9:20 · DAL 38-26 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q4 11:16 · DAL 72-71 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wesley Matthews bad pass
Q4 4:51 · DAL 77-80 SAC
- Missed FT
Harrison Barnes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:49 · DAL 86-89 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 3:18 · DAL 46-46 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox bad pass
Q4 4:43 · DAL 77-80 SAC
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:25 · DAL 83-85 SAC
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:58 · DAL 85-88 SAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 7 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Steals | 14 |
| 13 | Blocks | 18 |
