⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their six- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 46
- A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21 in the first quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 46-point deficit to 38
Q4 3:05 · CHA 84-122 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kemba Walker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:35 · CHA 48-73 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 6:57 · CHA 19-22 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21
Q1 0:54 · CHA 26-47 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 35-point lead to 47
Q4 7:05 · CHA 73-120 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
DeAndre Jordan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:26 · CHA 16-19 DAL
📊The numbers
| CHA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 18 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 31 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
