⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks 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, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their fourteen- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 23-15 off them
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 56
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their four
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 10:53 · DAL 36-34 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:58 · DAL 57-61 ATL
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · DAL 112-107 ATL
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · DAL 113-107 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 0:39 · DAL 28-32 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 2:56 · DAL 76-78 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5
Q4 2:31 · DAL 112-107 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Trae Young and DeAndre Jordan
Q4 1:40 · DAL 109-100 ATL
- Technical
Double technical foul - Justin Anderson and Luka Doncic
Q4 1:24 · DAL 109-100 ATL
📊The numbers
| DAL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
