⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 43- A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 in the fourth quarter
A 16-0 run took them from 13 down to 3 up in the third quarter
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 13 down to 3 up
Q3 10:02 · DAL 72-69 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 0:58 · DAL 93-79 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cooper Flagg misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:00 · DAL 107-108 LAL
- Missed FT
Naji Marshall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:07 · DAL 108-114 LAL
- Turnover
Naji Marshall offensive foul turnover
Q4 0:41 · DAL 108-116 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q4 6:44 · DAL 102-99 LAL
- Winner
Rui Hachimura hit a 26-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 2:15 · DAL 106-108 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jake LaRavia bad pass turnover
Q4 4:29 · DAL 102-94 LAL
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
