⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 33
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 10:09 · SAC 67-67 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 0:15 · SAC 81-94 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 16
Q4 2:21 · SAC 96-112 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q3 8:59 · SAC 67-79 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22
Q3 5:27 · SAC 69-91 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 27
Q4 8:02 · SAC 85-112 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 30 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
