⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 dragged them back level
Q2 11:00 · DAL 20-20 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Howard missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:26 · DAL 76-70 ATL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki Offensive Foul. Tyronn Lue gains possession.
Q4 3:35 · DAL 77-72 ATL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki Turnover
Q4 3:35 · DAL 77-72 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 2:08 · DAL 11-20 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Harrington Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Terry.
Q4 4:07 · DAL 76-70 ATL
- Missed FT
Zaza Pachulia missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:22 · DAL 81-78 ATL
- Turnover
Salim Stoudamire Traveling
Q4 1:05 · DAL 83-78 ATL
📊The numbers
| DAL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 1 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
