⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 41 from three- Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen
- Won the glass, 62 rebounds to 52
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 5:02 · DAL 20-13 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dennis Smith Jr. offensive foul
Q4 1:24 · DAL 94-98 CHA
- Turnover
Dennis Smith Jr. turnover
Q4 1:24 · DAL 94-98 CHA
- Turnover
Dennis Smith Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 0:05 · DAL 98-100 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- Steal
Kemba Walker stole it from Dennis Smith Jr.
Q4 0:05 · DAL 98-100 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:17 · DAL 90-93 CHA
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:01 · DAL 91-93 CHA
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:01 · DAL 91-93 CHA
📊The numbers
| DAL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 6 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Steals | 13 |
| 22 | Blocks | 14 |
