⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 16-7 off them- Owned the paint, 34 points inside to 10
- Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to seven
- Made two threes to their eight
A 15-0 run took them from 12 down to 3 up in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 8:53 · DAL 10-10 ATL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 12 down to 3 up
Q2 6:26 · DAL 44-41 ATL
- Steal
Erick Dampier stole it from Josh Smith
Q4 1:57 · DAL 73-78 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Erick Dampier flagrant foul type 1 (Josh Smith draws the foul)
Q3 7:22 · DAL 48-47 ATL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki kicked ball
Q4 0:09 · DAL 75-78 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:56 · DAL 2-10 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 7:13 · DAL 10-19 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 9:49 · DAL 65-74 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Josh Smith flagrant foul type 1 (Shawn Marion draws the foul)
Q3 5:56 · DAL 50-50 ATL
- Turnover
Josh Smith lost ball
Q4 1:57 · DAL 73-78 ATL
📊The numbers
| DAL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| 10 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 14 | Blocks | 3 |
