⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 8 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
-8Q118-27
-1Q227-30
-4Q319-24
+10Q431-22
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 35- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 24-12 off them
Key battles
9Turnovers21
24Points off turnovers12
12Steals6
5Blocks2
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
