⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- They went cold, three of nineteen from three
- A 12-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 34 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 37
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their ten
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q1 9:19 · DAL 17-2 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 34
Q3 0:32 · DAL 91-57 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki Technical Foul
Q3 5:39 · DAL 66-49 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 24 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
