⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- Could not get to the line, 30 free throws to their 49
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 1:15 · ATL 73-75 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marvin Williams turnover
Q4 0:12 · ATL 95-102 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 5:07 · ATL 84-94 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jerry Stackhouse turnover
Q4 3:26 · ATL 84-92 DAL
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · ATL 95-102 DAL
📊The numbers
| ATL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 1 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 40 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 15 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
