โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 18 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
โฒ DAL better than we expected
โผ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 28-19 off them
Key battles
๐Good 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 26-point deficit to 17
Q3 9:26 ยท DAL 58-75 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 11
Q3 3:19 ยท DAL 76-87 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q4 10:03 ยท DAL 88-94 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:59 ยท DAL 103-107 ATL

Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 7:41 ยท DAL 11-19 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 2:32 ยท DAL 103-107 ATL
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:01 ยท DAL 103-108 ATL
- Missed FT
Jason Collier missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:42 ยท DAL 108-111 ATL
๐The numbers
| DAL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |










