⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher 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, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 26 from three
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the third quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q3 8:53 · DAL 83-73 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 6:29 · DAL 83-81 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |







