⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their seventeen
A 13-0 run dragged them back level 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 9:25 · DAL 46-35 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 10:08 · DAL 72-62 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 0:41 · DAL 99-90 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luka Doncic lost ball turnover
Q4 1:19 · DAL 113-106 LAL
- Missed FT
Willie Cauley-Stein misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:31 · DAL 114-108 LAL
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:18 · DAL 115-110 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 0:03 · DAL 62-62 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 6:27 · DAL 76-79 LAL
- Steal
Alex Caruso stole it from Luka Doncic
Q4 1:19 · DAL 113-106 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
