⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 23 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, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 29 from three
- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 29 rebounds to 42
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 22
Q2 5:32 · DAL 33-55 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q3 5:04 · DAL 76-78 LAC
- Go-ahead
Kyrie Irving hit a driving layup
Q4 2:15 · DAL 105-104 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul
Q2 5:59 · DAL 24-51 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q1 5:16 · DAL 10-24 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22
Q1 1:52 · DAL 14-36 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 10:27 · DAL 81-92 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 · DAL 107-112 LAC
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · DAL 111-115 LAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 11 | Threes made | 18 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 62% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
