⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 12 points ahead of 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their eleven
Shot well above their usual, twenty of 41 from three
Beaten inside, 38 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.

Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 0:58 · DAL 96-93 CHA
- Ties it
Max Christie hit a 24-foot three jumper, P.J. Washington with the assist
Q4 1:01 · DAL 118-118 CHA
- Ties it
Cooper Flagg hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 0:33 · DAL 121-121 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Daniel Gafford misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:28 · DAL 113-113 CHA
- Turnover
Cooper Flagg bad pass turnover
Q4 0:07 · DAL 121-121 CHA

Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 8:45 · DAL 67-78 CHA
- Lead
LaMelo Ball hit a 25-foot three jumper, Brandon Miller with the assist
Q4 2:07 · DAL 113-116 CHA
- Lead
Brandon Miller hit a 23-foot three jumper, Moussa Diabate with the assist
Q4 0:38 · DAL 118-121 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Miles Bridges out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:53 · DAL 108-107 CHA
- Goaltend
Moussa Diabate defensive goaltending violation
Q4 1:56 · DAL 115-116 CHA
📊The numbers
| DAL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 20 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 28 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 9 |









