⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ CHA 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 Hornets did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of seventeen from three
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q1 6:16 · DAL 18-14 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 6:52 · DAL 29-33 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 2:04 · DAL 39-44 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 11:03 · DAL 42-53 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:07 · DAL 76-75 CHA
- Technical
Josh McRoberts technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 3:08 · DAL 78-78 CHA
📊The numbers
| DAL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 11 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
