⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 36- A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 29
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q2 7:12 · SAC 45-44 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 4:35 · SAC 76-75 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 2:10 · SAC 85-77 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
De'Aaron Fox technical foul
Q3 7:49 · SAC 64-67 DAL
- Technical
Trey Lyles technical foul
Q4 11:02 · SAC 85-77 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 5:24 · SAC 15-27 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 5:07 · SAC 45-52 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 13 |
