⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- They went cold, two of ten from three
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
- Winner
Jason Terry hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:54 · DAL 89-88 CHA
- Steal
Jason Kidd stole it from D.J. Augustin
Q4 0:50 · DAL 90-89 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 4:16 · DAL 67-73 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Raymond Felton turnover
Q4 2:42 · DAL 90-88 CHA
- Missed FT
Emeka Okafor misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:00 · DAL 90-88 CHA
- Turnover
D.J. Augustin bad pass
Q4 0:50 · DAL 90-89 CHA
📊The numbers
| DAL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
