⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38
Made seven threes to their fifteen
Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jalen Brunson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 7:09 · DAL 11-11 LAC
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:20 · DAL 79-86 LAC

Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Reggie Jackson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:28 · DAL 89-94 LAC
- Missed FT
Terance Mann misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:55 · DAL 92-97 LAC
- Missed FT
Reggie Jackson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · DAL 97-98 LAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 15 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 16 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |







