⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second 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 Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 15-7 off them
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 took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 1:33 · DAL 65-57 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 7:18 · DAL 81-65 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 0:43 · DAL 93-86 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Garrison Mathews technical foul
Q1 2:25 · DAL 18-22 ATL
📊The numbers
| DAL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 18 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
