⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 14 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, 14 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their thirteen- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 38
- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 9
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:09 · DAL 10-0 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q1 2:44 · DAL 35-15 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 29
Q4 11:22 · DAL 100-71 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 22
Q2 0:16 · DAL 70-48 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 19 | Threes made | 13 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
