⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 18-0 run took them from 2 down to 16 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 8:57 · LAC 89-93 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 1:54 · LAC 100-101 DAL
- Steal
Terance Mann stole it from Luka Doncic
Q4 0:18 · LAC 100-101 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Marcus Morris Sr. flagrant foul type 1
Q1 3:38 · LAC 19-24 DAL
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard lost ball turnover
Q4 4:45 · LAC 89-95 DAL
- Turnover
Paul George lost ball turnover
Q4 3:07 · LAC 91-95 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 2 down to 16 up
Q3 3:17 · LAC 75-91 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:56 · LAC 89-95 DAL
- Turnover
Dwight Powell out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:26 · LAC 91-95 DAL
- Turnover
Luka Doncic bad pass
Q4 0:18 · LAC 100-101 DAL
📊The numbers
| LAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |
