⏱️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
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 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, 37 free throws to their 24- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:03 · CHA 10-4 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace lost ball
Q4 1:31 · CHA 85-89 DAL
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor traveling
Q4 0:34 · CHA 85-91 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- Steal
Greg Buckner stole it from Gerald Wallace
Q4 1:31 · CHA 85-89 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Erick Dampier lost ball
Q4 4:50 · CHA 79-78 DAL
- Turnover
Greg Buckner turnover
Q4 0:47 · CHA 85-91 DAL
- Missed FT
Erick Dampier misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:39 · CHA 85-91 DAL
📊The numbers
| CHA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 9% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
