⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third 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 Lakers did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their fifteen
Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 62
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 6:13 · DAL 56-41 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:39 · DAL 127-121 LAL

Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 1:11 · DAL 93-97 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:22 · DAL 116-110 LAL
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 21 | Threes made | 15 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 34 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |







