⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 36 from three- Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their ten
- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 0:39 · DAL 27-22 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 8:08 · DAL 37-29 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 11:44 · DAL 67-69 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q2 1:10 · DAL 42-51 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q4 9:18 · DAL 67-79 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul Millsap technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 5:09 · DAL 71-84 ATL
📊The numbers
| DAL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
