⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 25 from three- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their thirteen
- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 41
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their ten
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
- Go-ahead
Dorian Finney-Smith hit a 24-foot three jumper, Luka Doncic with the assist
OT 3:43 · DAL 106-105 CHA
- Go-ahead
Maxi Kleber hit a 26-foot three jumper, Dorian Finney-Smith with the assist
OT 2:43 · DAL 109-108 CHA
- Ties it
Maxi Kleber hit a 27-foot three jumper, Luka Doncic with the assist
OT 1:02 · DAL 114-114 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Maxi Kleber traveling
Q4 3:27 · DAL 99-94 CHA
- Turnover
Luka Doncic bad pass
Q4 0:59 · DAL 103-99 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 6:40 · DAL 14-20 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 1:29 · DAL 103-105 CHA
- Winner
Terry Rozier hit a 26-foot three jumper, Miles Bridges with the assist
OT 0:41 · DAL 114-117 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bismack Biyombo lost ball turnover
Q4 3:40 · DAL 99-94 CHA
- Turnover
Bismack Biyombo lost ball turnover
Q4 3:03 · DAL 99-94 CHA
📊The numbers
| DAL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
