⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of twenty from three- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 2:34 · DAL 54-49 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q4 10:23 · DAL 91-79 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki lost ball
Q4 3:18 · DAL 95-87 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford bad pass
Q4 4:07 · DAL 95-87 ATL
- Missed FT
Damien Wilkins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:10 · DAL 95-88 ATL
📊The numbers
| DAL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
