⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 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 took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 11:11 · DAL 52-45 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 2:49 · DAL 72-57 ATL
- Steal
Jason Kidd stole it from Josh Smith
Q4 0:29 · DAL 94-92 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 1:14 · DAL 94-87 ATL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki lost ball
Q4 0:35 · DAL 94-92 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 2:57 · DAL 21-25 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q4 5:01 · DAL 88-82 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 1:14 · DAL 94-92 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses technical free throw
Q1 11:17 · DAL 2-0 ATL
- Technical
Ronald Murray technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:47 · DAL 23-25 ATL
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
Q4 0:29 · DAL 94-92 ATL
📊The numbers
| DAL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
