⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 30 free throws to their 52
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 5:18 · CHA 16-24 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 7:18 · CHA 33-42 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 38 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 12 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
