⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 27 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their nine- A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19 in the third quarter
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 18
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9 in the fourth 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 3 down to 7 up
Q3 6:36 · DAL 70-63 LAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q3 4:50 · DAL 84-65 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q4 4:41 · DAL 124-103 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 9:21 · DAL 6-17 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q3 0:10 · DAL 94-84 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9
Q4 2:57 · DAL 124-115 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:30 · DAL 67-63 LAL
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 18 | Threes made | 9 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 31 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
