⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 26- A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up 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.
Hawks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q1 8:46 · ATL 14-10 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q3 8:48 · ATL 68-49 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q4 8:51 · ATL 96-70 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 16 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
