⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the third quarter- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their nine
- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their six
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
Q4 9:27 · DAL 88-84 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki lost ball turnover
Q4 3:53 · DAL 88-84 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 1:47 · DAL 23-26 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q3 1:39 · DAL 74-80 ATL
- Winner
Kent Bazemore hit a 25-foot three jumper, Jeff Teague with the assist
Q4 2:19 · DAL 93-94 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Horford lost ball turnover
Q4 4:16 · DAL 88-84 ATL
📊The numbers
| DAL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
