⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 24 from three- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen
- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 4
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 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 6:27 · DAL 67-80 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Kristaps Porzingis and Maurice Harkless
Q3 9:18 · DAL 54-71 SAC
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:25 · DAL 98-104 SAC
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:51 · DAL 107-113 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:58 · DAL 0-8 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 4:04 · DAL 42-56 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 1:30 · DAL 107-121 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
De'Aaron Fox technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:46 · DAL 4-14 SAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
