⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q3 7:32 · LAL 82-64 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q4 11:18 · LAL 106-82 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Taurean Prince flagrant foul type 1
Q2 0:58 · LAL 55-49 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q3 4:30 · LAL 89-75 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 33 | Assists | 26 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
