⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 37
- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 32
- A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 5:13 · LAC 21-10 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24
Q3 9:21 · LAC 74-50 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:24 · LAC 28-17 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 14
Q3 1:06 · LAC 79-65 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
