⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight- Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 21
- Beaten inside, 50 points in the paint to 72
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 10:18 · DAL 96-92 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:13 · DAL 96-94 CHA
- Turnover
Dereck Lively II bad pass
Q4 4:54 · DAL 105-104 CHA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:08 · DAL 119-116 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 7:34 · DAL 15-22 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mark Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:45 · DAL 112-109 CHA
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 0:08 · DAL 119-116 CHA
📊The numbers
| DAL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 30 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
