⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 22 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, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the second quarter- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 34
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Clifford technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 8:27 · CHA 21-30 DAL
- Technical
Kemba Walker technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:27 · CHA 33-48 DAL
- Technical
Nicolas Batum technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:27 · CHA 33-48 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q2 10:15 · CHA 23-38 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Justin Anderson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 7:22 · CHA 21-32 DAL
- Flagrant
David Lee flagrant foul type 1 (Cody Zeller draws the foul)
Q2 3:11 · CHA 27-40 DAL
📊The numbers
| CHA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 30 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
