⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 38- Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their eight, and outscored them 22-14 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 9:01 · DAL 11-8 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q2 0:30 · DAL 60-67 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 9:50 · DAL 68-69 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luka Doncic bad pass
Q4 2:04 · DAL 110-114 LAC
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:40 · DAL 110-116 LAC
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:40 · DAL 110-116 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- Steal
Norman Powell stole it from Luka Doncic
Q4 2:04 · DAL 110-114 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 2:18 · DAL 110-120 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
