⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their six- They went cold, six of 32 from three
- A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 44 points in the paint to 60
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q2 1:25 · CHA 62-55 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 0:54 · CHA 86-83 DAL
- Steal
LaMelo Ball stole it from Spencer Dinwiddie
Q4 2:04 · CHA 107-103 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Miles Bridges technical foul
Q2 8:06 · CHA 30-34 DAL
- Turnover
Mark Williams bad pass
Q4 2:18 · CHA 107-103 DAL
- Missed FT
LaMelo Ball misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · CHA 108-105 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 3:22 · CHA 75-82 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 7:39 · CHA 94-100 DAL
- Steal
Spencer Dinwiddie stole it from Mark Williams
Q4 2:18 · CHA 107-103 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:14 · CHA 105-103 DAL
- Turnover
Spencer Dinwiddie bad pass
Q4 2:04 · CHA 107-103 DAL
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:26 · CHA 107-105 DAL
📊The numbers
| CHA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 17 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
