⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 35 from three
- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39
- Beaten inside, 50 points in the paint to 76
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up
Q2 2:00 · ATL 70-61 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q1 1:52 · ATL 31-28 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 9:35 · ATL 38-41 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 4:51 · ATL 86-88 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaden Hardy bad pass
Q4 3:44 · ATL 113-121 DAL
📊The numbers
| ATL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 9 | Threes made | 16 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 32 | Assists | 24 |
| 76 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
