⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their sixteen- A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 47
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Jason Hart made 16 ft jumper.
Q4 2:35 · CHA 94-93 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 3:42 · CHA 96-93 DAL
- Go-ahead
Jason Kapono made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Steve Smith.
Q4 0:34 · CHA 101-99 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Gerald Wallace Technical Foul. Wallace's 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 9:15 · CHA 74-80 DAL
- Missed FT
Emeka Okafor missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:02 · CHA 92-93 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up
Q2 2:31 · CHA 50-56 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 1:50 · CHA 68-78 DAL
- Go-ahead
Michael Finley made 13 ft jumper.
Q4 0:38 · CHA 98-99 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jerry Stackhouse Technical Foul. Stackhouse's 1st Technical Foul.
Q1 1:14 · CHA 23-17 DAL
- Missed FT
Erick Dampier missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:23 · CHA 91-93 DAL
- Missed FT
Erick Dampier missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:23 · CHA 91-93 DAL
📊The numbers
| CHA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
