⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 40- A 19-0 run took them from 14 down to 5 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 8:27 · LAL 40-45 DAL
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 14 down to 5 up
Q3 5:35 · LAL 82-77 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Kuzma misses technical free throw
Q3 5:49 · LAL 61-67 DAL
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:22 · LAL 68-70 DAL
- Missed FT
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses technical free throw
Q4 4:08 · LAL 102-89 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 11:34 · LAL 4-10 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses technical free throw
Q2 7:20 · LAL 36-45 DAL
- Technical
DeAndre Jordan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:49 · LAL 61-67 DAL
- Technical
J.J. Barea technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:07 · LAL 84-80 DAL
📊The numbers
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
