⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 14 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty- Won the second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to thirteen
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
- Go-ahead
Jason Terry hit a 14-foot jumper, Dirk Nowitzki with the assist
OT 0:48 · DAL 94-93 CHA
- Go-ahead
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 17-foot two point shot
OT 0:24 · DAL 96-95 CHA
- Winner
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 10-foot two point shot
OT 0:01 · DAL 98-97 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:20 · DAL 30-39 CHA
- Technical
Jason Terry technical foul (1st technical foul)
OT 1:58 · DAL 91-88 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q1 5:54 · DAL 18-16 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 11:45 · DAL 26-28 CHA
- Lead
Gerald Wallace hit a 24-foot threeer, Stephen Jackson with the assist
OT 4:09 · DAL 85-88 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Boris Diaw bad pass
Q4 2:39 · DAL 79-83 CHA
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace bad pass
Q4 0:00 · DAL 85-85 CHA
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler lost ball
OT 3:40 · DAL 85-88 CHA
📊The numbers
| DAL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 14 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
