⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 36 from three
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 56
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:01 · DAL 10-4 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 1:46 · DAL 29-24 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 9:36 · DAL 41-33 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 11:07 · DAL 56-50 ATL
- Missed FT
Dwight Powell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · DAL 102-94 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 7:43 · DAL 10-13 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 4:16 · DAL 72-72 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Andre Hunter bad pass
Q4 3:52 · DAL 90-86 ATL
- Goaltend
Kevin Huerter defensive goaltending violation
Q4 3:51 · DAL 92-86 ATL
- Turnover
Trae Young lost ball turnover
Q4 3:10 · DAL 94-86 ATL
📊The numbers
| DAL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 16 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
