⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 43- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 24
- Made three threes to their nine
- Went cold from three, three of twenty
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:12 · CHA 9-2 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 4:15 · CHA 85-84 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 0:22 · CHA 97-93 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ramon Sessions bad pass
Q4 0:31 · CHA 87-89 DAL
- Missed FT
Brendan Haywood misses free throw 1 of 1
OT 3:38 · CHA 93-93 DAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 2:00 · CHA 95-93 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q1 4:03 · CHA 22-17 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q2 2:02 · CHA 44-59 DAL
- Go-ahead
Vince Carter hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 1:36 · CHA 87-89 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Troy Murphy bad pass
Q4 2:50 · CHA 83-84 DAL
- Turnover
Vince Carter bad pass
Q4 1:04 · CHA 87-89 DAL
- Turnover
Troy Murphy bad pass
OT 1:21 · CHA 97-93 DAL
📊The numbers
| CHA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 15 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
