⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 42 from three- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 23-13 off them
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 10:30 · SAC 15-2 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 9:08 · SAC 71-65 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyrese Haliburton bad pass
Q4 1:46 · SAC 109-102 DAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:39 · SAC 109-104 DAL
- Turnover
Tyrese Haliburton lost ball turnover
Q4 0:16 · SAC 111-106 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 11:09 · SAC 61-63 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 2:02 · SAC 87-87 DAL
- Steal
Trey Burke stole it from Tyrese Haliburton
Q4 0:16 · SAC 111-106 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Willie Cauley-Stein misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:50 · SAC 104-99 DAL
- Missed FT
Willie Cauley-Stein misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:50 · SAC 104-99 DAL
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:05 · SAC 109-102 DAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
