⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 42- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the first quarter
- Went cold from three, ten of 35
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q2 0:03 · LAL 64-71 DAL
- Steal
Carmelo Anthony stole it from Reggie Bullock
Q4 1:14 · LAL 102-108 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kent Bazemore technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:40 · LAL 36-48 DAL
- Turnover
Malik Monk out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:09 · LAL 102-107 DAL
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball turnover
Q4 1:05 · LAL 102-108 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 3:13 · LAL 25-35 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q4 6:55 · LAL 100-105 DAL
- Steal
Luka Doncic stole it from LeBron James
Q4 1:05 · LAL 102-108 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Powell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:48 · LAL 102-108 DAL
- Turnover
Reggie Bullock bad pass
Q4 1:14 · LAL 102-108 DAL
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · LAL 102-108 DAL
📊The numbers
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
