⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 28-14 off them
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 7:52 · DAL 15-7 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q2 7:03 · DAL 44-21 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 2:50 · DAL 99-93 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Spencer Dinwiddie misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:49 · DAL 89-89 LAC
- Missed FT
Dwight Powell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:21 · DAL 90-91 LAC
- Missed FT
Reggie Bullock misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · DAL 103-100 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q2 0:50 · DAL 54-38 LAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4
Q3 7:13 · DAL 61-57 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 9:19 · DAL 73-78 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
Q4 2:17 · DAL 93-93 LAC
- Turnover
Paul George out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:46 · DAL 96-93 LAC
- Missed FT
Nicolas Batum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · DAL 103-101 LAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 17 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
