⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 22 from three- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 29
- Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 21
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 cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q2 4:37 · ATL 49-60 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 8:57 · ATL 61-76 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 5:20 · ATL 13-19 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 5:41 · ATL 74-92 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Kaman technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:56 · ATL 70-88 DAL
📊The numbers
| ATL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 59% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 33 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
