⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
-14Q122-35
-3Q220-25
+9Q340-30
-4Q429-31
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 28- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their thirteen
Key battles
4Threes made8
21%Three-point accuracy32%
13Turnovers20
18Assists26
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
