⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, four turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 17-4 off them- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 52
A 13-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 6 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 6
Q4 10:14 · LAL 87-93 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 3:06 · LAL 101-99 DAL
- Lead
LeBron James hit a tip shot
Q4 1:16 · LAL 101-99 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:37 · LAL 92-95 DAL
- Turnover
8 second turnover
Q4 4:09 · LAL 92-97 DAL
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 0:03 · LAL 101-102 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- Winner
Kyrie Irving hit a 25-foot three jumper, Luka Doncic with the assist
Q4 0:21 · LAL 101-102 DAL
- Steal
Luka Doncic stole it from LeBron James
Q4 0:03 · LAL 101-102 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 16 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 1 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
