⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 5 down to 11 up in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 21
- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 3:10 · ATL 48-43 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 7:16 · ATL 65-58 DAL
- Go-ahead
Mike Bibby hit a 25-foot three jumper, Josh Smith with the assist
Q4 2:31 · ATL 94-92 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Horford lost ball
Q4 4:31 · ATL 90-84 DAL
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:16 · ATL 90-89 DAL
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 1
OT 0:58 · ATL 101-106 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 5 down to 11 up
Q1 5:11 · ATL 18-29 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q4 5:33 · ATL 90-89 DAL
- Go-ahead
Jason Kidd hit a 26-foot three jumper, Dirk Nowitzki with the assist
Q4 0:56 · ATL 97-99 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jose Juan Barea lost ball
OT 2:39 · ATL 99-103 DAL
📊The numbers
| ATL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 32 | Assists | 37 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 29 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
