⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 11 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 18 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 42 from three- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 39
- A 16-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 25 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 33
- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their fourteen
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 cut a 28-point deficit to 20
Q4 5:19 · DAL 91-111 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
James Johnson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:09 · DAL 26-25 CHA
- Flagrant
Dorian Finney-Smith flagrant foul type 1
Q2 2:35 · DAL 51-65 CHA
- Missed FT
Tyrell Terry misses technical free throw
Q4 2:40 · DAL 95-114 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 1:20 · DAL 29-38 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 5:20 · DAL 49-63 CHA
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 25
Q2 0:13 · DAL 57-82 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bismack Biyombo misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q2 2:35 · DAL 51-65 CHA
- Technical
Caleb Martin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:40 · DAL 95-114 CHA
📊The numbers
| DAL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 30 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
