⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 50 free throws to their twelve- Made nine threes to their sixteen
- Went cold from three, nine of 41
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 10:44 · SAC 12-4 DAL
- Lead
De'Aaron Fox hit a 21-foot jumper, Cory Joseph with the assist
OT 4:42 · SAC 97-95 DAL
- Lead
Buddy Hield hit a 25-foot three jumper, De'Aaron Fox with the assist
OT 3:30 · SAC 102-99 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Buddy Hield out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 2:53 · SAC 102-102 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Tim Hardaway Jr. hit a 26-foot three jumper, Dorian Finney-Smith with the assist
OT 4:21 · SAC 97-98 DAL
- Winner
Luka Doncic hit a 3-foot two point shot
OT 1:57 · SAC 102-104 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
OT 3:10 · SAC 102-109 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Maxi Kleber misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:52 · SAC 95-94 DAL
- Turnover
Dorian Finney-Smith offensive foul
Q4 1:34 · SAC 95-95 DAL
- Turnover
Dorian Finney-Smith turnover
Q4 1:34 · SAC 95-95 DAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 16 | Threes made | 9 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 39 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 73 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
