⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 41 from three- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 27
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 18-7 off them
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their three
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
- Ties it
Wenyen Gabriel hit a tip shot
OT 2:56 · LAL 103-103 DAL
- Ties it
Wenyen Gabriel hit a 3-foot layup, LeBron James with the assist
OT 1:46 · LAL 105-105 DAL
- Go-ahead
Russell Westbrook hit a 26-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
2OT 2:38 · LAL 113-112 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wenyen Gabriel misses free throw 1 of 1
OT 2:56 · LAL 103-103 DAL
- Turnover
Troy Brown Jr. offensive foul
2OT 1:14 · LAL 113-116 DAL
- Turnover
Troy Brown Jr. turnover
2OT 1:14 · LAL 113-116 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 5:43 · LAL 10-24 DAL
- Ties it
Luka Doncic hit a 28-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:06 · LAL 101-101 DAL
- Ties it
Luka Doncic hit a 27-foot step back jumper
OT 0:47 · LAL 108-108 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Hardaway Jr. offensive foul
Q4 1:50 · LAL 97-97 DAL
- Turnover
Tim Hardaway Jr. turnover
Q4 1:50 · LAL 97-97 DAL
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
OT 2:50 · LAL 103-103 DAL
📊The numbers
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
