⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+10Q125-14
-21Q213-29
-11Q319-28
+5Q424-20
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their eleven- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 18-6 off them
Key battles
3Steals12
6Points off turnovers18
7Free throws made19
16Turnovers6
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
