⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 16 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, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 24
- A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 17
Q3 10:45 · CHA 52-69 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Noah Vonleh and Charlie Villanueva
Q4 6:30 · CHA 71-98 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q1 10:48 · CHA 7-14 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 28
Q3 7:05 · CHA 52-80 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 33
Q4 10:11 · CHA 63-96 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 32 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
