⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Lakers 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
- Steal
Dennis Smith Jr. stole it from Isaiah Thomas
Q4 1:03 · DAL 125-121 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dennis Smith Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · DAL 129-123 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 5:09 · DAL 21-26 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 9:14 · DAL 79-81 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q4 7:45 · DAL 114-115 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Kuzma steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:50 · DAL 119-118 LAL
- Turnover
Julius Randle turnover
Q4 2:20 · DAL 121-118 LAL
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas bad pass
Q4 1:03 · DAL 125-121 LAL
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 3 | Assists | 0 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Steals | 17 |
| 21 | Blocks | 25 |
