โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
โฒ CHA better than we expected
โผ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
๐Good 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
- Missed FT
Emeka Okafor misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:38 ยท CHA 87-90 DAL
- Turnover
Raymond Felton offensive foul (Devin Harris draws the foul)
Q4 1:15 ยท CHA 87-94 DAL
- Turnover
Raymond Felton turnover
Q4 1:15 ยท CHA 87-94 DAL

Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 11:03 ยท CHA 1-10 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 7:09 ยท CHA 63-75 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Eddie Jones technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:28 ยท CHA 26-38 DAL
๐The numbers
| CHA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |












