⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 20-12 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:41 · LAC 11-4 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 7:21 · LAC 42-35 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 5:50 · LAC 77-69 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ivica Zubac out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 5:00 · LAC 96-96 DAL
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 3:49 · LAC 98-99 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 0:02 · LAC 28-33 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 7:32 · LAC 67-69 DAL
- Winner
Klay Thompson hit a 27-foot three jumper, Dwight Powell with the assist
Q4 1:52 · LAC 103-104 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Powell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:58 · LAC 105-106 DAL
- Missed FT
Klay Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:18 · LAC 105-110 DAL
📊The numbers
| LAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 15 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
