⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 21-5 off them- Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to eight
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5 in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q1 4:21 · DAL 26-30 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q3 11:06 · DAL 69-72 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5
Q4 8:45 · DAL 105-110 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Naji Marshall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:05 · DAL 115-118 SAC
- Turnover
Naji Marshall bad pass turnover
Q4 2:34 · DAL 115-120 SAC
- Turnover
Khris Middleton bad pass turnover
Q4 1:14 · DAL 121-125 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 7:31 · DAL 71-86 SAC
- Steal
Devin Carter stole it from Naji Marshall
Q4 2:34 · DAL 115-120 SAC
- Steal
Precious Achiuwa stole it from Khris Middleton
Q4 1:14 · DAL 121-125 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Carter misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:05 · DAL 118-122 SAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 29 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 76 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
