⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 15 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, 15 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, nine of 36 from three
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 cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q3 4:11 · DAL 79-90 CHA
- Steal
Kyrie Irving stole it from Dennis Smith Jr.
Q4 0:49 · DAL 107-114 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 2:38 · DAL 24-37 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 11:49 · DAL 26-45 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q4 7:41 · DAL 96-107 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dennis Smith Jr. bad pass
Q4 0:49 · DAL 107-114 CHA
📊The numbers
| DAL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 32 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
