⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 14 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 42
- A 16-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 26 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 26
Q2 0:36 · CHA 71-45 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q4 7:13 · CHA 105-80 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 42 | Assists | 20 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
