⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 28 from three- A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up in the first quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the second 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 8:34 · DAL 16-7 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 0:36 · DAL 24-22 LAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q2 8:40 · DAL 40-32 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:04 · DAL 16-17 LAC
- Technical
Spencer Dinwiddie technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:04 · DAL 58-57 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up
Q1 5:32 · DAL 16-22 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 20 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
