โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ ATL better than we expected
โผ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 29-19 off them
Made three threes to their nine
Went cold from three, three of fourteen
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 1:29 ยท ATL 30-22 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darrell Armstrong Offensive Foul. Armstrong's 3rd Personal Foul, Dallas's 9th Team Foul.
Q4 0:56 ยท ATL 108-100 DAL
- Turnover
Darrell Armstrong Foul
Q4 0:56 ยท ATL 108-100 DAL
๐The numbers
| ATL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |










