⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their thirteen- Owned the paint, 40 points inside to 24
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
- Go-ahead
Ersan Ilyasova hit a 15-foot jumper, Paul Millsap with the assist
Q4 1:07 · ATL 94-93 DAL
- Winner
Paul Millsap hit a 5-foot two point shot, Dennis Schroder with the assist
Q4 0:30 · ATL 96-95 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 1:42 · ATL 100-95 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder traveling
Q4 5:00 · ATL 87-87 DAL
- Turnover
Dwight Howard bad pass
Q4 4:39 · ATL 87-87 DAL
- Turnover
Kent Bazemore bad pass
Q4 4:24 · ATL 87-87 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 8:22 · ATL 87-90 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Harrison Barnes bad pass
Q4 4:43 · ATL 87-87 DAL
- Turnover
Harrison Barnes lost ball turnover
Q4 2:51 · ATL 89-90 DAL
- Turnover
Devin Harris bad pass
Q4 0:10 · ATL 98-95 DAL
📊The numbers
| ATL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
