⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. 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, 10 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 43
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 3:23 · SAC 30-20 DAL
- Go-ahead
DeMar DeRozan hit a 27-foot three jumper, Dennis Schroder with the assist
Q4 1:13 · SAC 96-95 DAL
- Go-ahead
DeMar DeRozan hit a 16-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:40 · SAC 98-97 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMar DeRozan technical foul
Q4 8:09 · SAC 85-81 DAL
- Turnover
Zach LaVine lost ball turnover
Q4 4:24 · SAC 87-86 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:12 · SAC 74-73 DAL
- Go-ahead
Cooper Flagg hit a 10-foot two point shot
Q4 0:54 · SAC 96-97 DAL
- Winner
Brandon Williams hit a 24-foot three jumper, Cooper Flagg with the assist
Q4 0:33 · SAC 98-100 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Naji Marshall bad pass turnover
Q4 2:33 · SAC 91-90 DAL
- Missed FT
Naji Marshall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · SAC 98-100 DAL
- Missed FT
Naji Marshall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · SAC 98-100 DAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
