⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five- They went cold, five of 31 from three
- A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21 in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 8:27 · ATL 39-43 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q3 8:22 · ATL 66-57 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21
Q3 0:43 · ATL 89-68 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 11:18 · ATL 3-11 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 5:35 · ATL 13-26 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 5 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 0 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
