⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 33 from three
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 35
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 7:47 · DAL 87-94 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 0:05 · DAL 53-60 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 19 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. MartinF | 21 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | -13 |
D. GaffordF | 26 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 9-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -10 |
P.J. WashingtonF | 38 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2-9 | 2-8 | 6-8 | -13 |
C. FlaggF | 40 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 3-19 | 0-4 | 11-11 | -10 |
M. ChristieG | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-5 | 0-5 | 0-0 | +6 |
W. Clayton Jr.G | 24 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 6-9 | 4-5 | 4-4 | -7 |
N. MarshallF | 24 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2-9 | 0-4 | 1-2 | -9 |
M. SasserG | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -7 |
Z. RisacherF | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -19 |
M. Johnson Jr.F | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 3-6 | -5 |
T. LawalF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
J. HowardG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
M. CisseC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Team | 100 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 32-78 | 7-33 | 29-35 |
Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. SabonisF | 31 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +2 |
D. HunterF | 36 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3-13 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0 |
P. AchiuwaF | 27 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | +15 |
Z. LaVineG | 28 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 8-14 | 5-9 | 2-2 | +9 |
D. Acuff Jr.G | 37 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 30 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 10-21 | 2-8 | 3-4 | +1 |
M. MonkG | 30 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 25 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 9-14 | 5-8 | 1-2 | +27 |
L. BlackF | 25 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 0-0 | +5 |
E. SharpG | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 0-0 | +14 |
D. PlowdenG | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | +1 |
N. CliffordG | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Team | 115 | 42 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 43-82 | 19-43 | 10-15 |
Did not playA. Karaban (coach's decision), J. Mogbo (coach's decision)
