⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up 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.

Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 0:06 · SAC 60-56 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 6:08 · SAC 93-100 DAL
- Steal
De'Aaron Fox stole it from Dennis Smith Jr.
Q4 2:25 · SAC 94-100 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox bad pass
Q4 3:26 · SAC 91-99 DAL
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:45 · SAC 94-100 DAL

Mavericks
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up
Q4 11:31 · SAC 85-97 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwight Powell lost ball turnover
Q4 2:52 · SAC 93-100 DAL
- Turnover
Dennis Smith Jr. bad pass
Q4 2:25 · SAC 94-100 DAL
- Turnover
Harrison Barnes lost ball turnover
Q4 1:00 · SAC 96-104 DAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 3 | Assists | 0 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Steals | 13 |
| 21 | Blocks | 12 |








