⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their six- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 38
- A 12-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 33 in the fourth quarter
- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 14
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:26 · DAL 10-2 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q2 9:26 · DAL 40-19 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 33
Q4 8:00 · DAL 105-72 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:19 · DAL 22-16 LAC
- Technical
Wesley Matthews technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:46 · DAL 75-53 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Austin Rivers technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:09 · DAL 44-21 LAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 16 | Threes made | 6 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 7 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 15 | Steals | 10 |
| 20 | Blocks | 20 |
