⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 38 from three- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 13
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q2 6:17 · DAL 50-62 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:13 · DAL 27-44 LAL
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:50 · DAL 86-106 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:13 · DAL 2-8 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 7:11 · DAL 9-24 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Dwight Howard flagrant foul type 1
Q1 4:11 · DAL 14-28 LAL
- Technical
Frank Vogel technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:53 · DAL 55-73 LAL
- Technical
Kyle Kuzma technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:27 · DAL 68-86 LAL
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
