⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 45
- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 20-8 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 14
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 7:15 · DAL 16-3 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q2 6:13 · DAL 44-22 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 32
Q3 3:23 · DAL 77-45 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 2 | Threes made | 0 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 13 |
