⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 16- Made three threes to their nine
- Went cold from three, three of fifteen
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
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
- Winner
Al Horford hit a 19-foot jumper, Jeff Teague with the assist
Q4 0:04 · ATL 88-87 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMarre Carroll technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:29 · ATL 60-72 DAL
- Turnover
Al Horford bad pass
Q4 4:47 · ATL 77-85 DAL
- Turnover
Jeff Teague steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:28 · ATL 83-87 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 3:47 · ATL 23-34 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Monta Ellis turnover
Q4 4:01 · ATL 79-85 DAL
- Turnover
DeJuan Blair bad pass
Q4 3:36 · ATL 81-85 DAL
- Turnover
DeJuan Blair steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:51 · ATL 86-87 DAL
📊The numbers
| ATL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 16 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
