⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fourteen- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 46
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
- Steal
Kristaps Porzingis stole it from Reggie Jackson
Q4 0:19 · DAL 97-103 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:18 · DAL 97-103 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 5:43 · DAL 41-42 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 1:48 · DAL 45-50 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 5:47 · DAL 67-71 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard bad pass
Q4 4:23 · DAL 88-90 LAC
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson offensive foul
Q4 3:56 · DAL 88-90 LAC
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson bad pass
Q4 0:19 · DAL 97-103 LAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |