⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 29-14 off them- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q2 8:52 · DAL 37-32 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 3:31 · DAL 52-39 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q3 0:24 · DAL 86-67 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Green misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q2 8:37 · DAL 29-32 LAC
- Technical
Double technical foul - P.J. Washington and Terance Mann
Q4 10:24 · DAL 84-67 LAC
- Technical
Double technical foul - P.J. Washington and Russell Westbrook
Q4 6:10 · DAL 91-75 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 3:02 · DAL 68-62 LAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Russell Westbrook flagrant foul type 1
Q2 8:37 · DAL 28-32 LAC
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul
Q4 6:10 · DAL 91-75 LAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
