⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 1:09 · DAL 37-26 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 0:11 · DAL 60-52 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 4:37 · DAL 20-20 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 3:15 · DAL 48-48 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |