⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 11 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their ten- Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 36 from three
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 33
- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 18
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q1 0:02 · LAC 40-22 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 24
Q2 6:47 · LAC 52-28 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Ivica Zubac technical foul
Q4 6:01 · LAC 100-79 DAL
- Flagrant
Ivica Zubac flagrant foul type 1
Q4 6:01 · LAC 100-79 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q3 0:00 · LAC 87-69 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Maxi Kleber misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 6:01 · LAC 100-80 DAL
📊The numbers
| LAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 18 | Threes made | 10 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
