⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 28
A 15-0 run took them from 13 down to 2 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:07 · LAL 14-4 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 6:30 · LAL 55-43 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 3:39 · LAL 94-80 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q1 8:04 · LAL 16-18 DAL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 13 down to 2 up
Q2 2:51 · LAL 64-66 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 10:04 · LAL 102-90 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 35 | Assists | 22 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
