⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 9 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, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fourteen- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 20-9 off them
- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 32
- A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5 in the third quarter
- Made six threes to their twenty
- Went cold from three, six of 34
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 5:39 · DAL 18-10 LAL
- Lead
Kyrie Irving hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:19 · DAL 103-102 LAL
- Ties it
Kyrie Irving hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:19 · DAL 102-102 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Josh Green and Austin Reaves
Q4 8:38 · DAL 88-87 LAL
- Turnover
Luka Doncic lost ball turnover
Q4 0:15 · DAL 105-108 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5
Q3 8:36 · DAL 72-67 LAL
- Go-ahead
Austin Reaves hit a 26-foot three jumper, Dennis Schroder with the assist
Q4 2:46 · DAL 101-102 LAL
- Winner
Anthony Davis hit a dunk
Q4 2:00 · DAL 103-104 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · DAL 105-108 LAL
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 20 | Threes made | 6 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
