⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 32 fast break points to 14- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 31
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up in the second quarter
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 8:05 · DAL 12-13 SAC
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up
Q2 11:13 · DAL 47-40 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luka Doncic out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:10 · DAL 107-114 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:21 · DAL 4-13 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 2:16 · DAL 81-93 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 32 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
