⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 6:49 · SAC 43-39 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q2 2:01 · SAC 55-43 DAL
- Winner
Chimezie Metu hit a 23-foot three jumper, De'Aaron Fox with the assist
Q4 0:00 · SAC 95-94 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 5:44 · SAC 68-69 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 11:32 · SAC 72-76 DAL
- Lead
Kristaps Porzingis hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · SAC 92-93 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Powell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:18 · SAC 86-88 DAL
- Turnover
Dorian Finney-Smith lost ball turnover
Q4 2:08 · SAC 90-90 DAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:04 · SAC 92-94 DAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
