⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 28-11 off them- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, eight free throws to their twenty
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 9:32 · SAC 14-9 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q1 6:41 · SAC 27-12 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 5:51 · SAC 80-68 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass turnover
Q4 0:26 · SAC 111-106 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q1 2:19 · SAC 31-25 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q3 9:45 · SAC 66-58 DAL
- Steal
Klay Thompson stole it from Russell Westbrook
Q4 0:26 · SAC 111-106 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
P.J. Washington offensive foul
Q4 0:41 · SAC 111-106 DAL
- Turnover
P.J. Washington offensive foul turnover
Q4 0:41 · SAC 111-106 DAL
- Missed FT
Dwight Powell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · SAC 111-107 DAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 17 | Threes made | 13 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
