⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- They went cold, six of 30 from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 9:45 · LAC 61-52 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 7:15 · LAC 87-75 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ivica Zubac misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:36 · LAC 88-81 DAL
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
Q4 3:07 · LAC 88-83 DAL
- Missed FT
Reggie Jackson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · LAC 96-91 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 3:16 · LAC 19-22 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson offensive foul
Q4 0:52 · LAC 94-89 DAL
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson turnover
Q4 0:52 · LAC 94-89 DAL
📊The numbers
| LAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
