⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 23 in the third quarter
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 2:39 · LAC 44-56 DAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 23
Q3 7:59 · LAC 50-73 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 6 |

