⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, twenty of 44 from three
- A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 57
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 58
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q3 8:03 · DAL 82-78 SAC
- Steal
Christian Wood stole it from Domantas Sabonis
Q4 2:57 · DAL 117-112 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Green bad pass
Q4 0:15 · DAL 123-119 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- Steal
Kessler Edwards stole it from Josh Green
Q4 0:15 · DAL 123-119 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox double dribble turnover
Q4 4:20 · DAL 112-109 SAC
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis bad pass
Q4 2:57 · DAL 117-112 SAC
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis traveling
Q4 1:55 · DAL 120-114 SAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 20 | Threes made | 12 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 24 | Assists | 31 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
