⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+1Q123-22
+6Q229-20
-7Q325-33
+6Q434-27
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of fifteen from three- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their six
Key battles
15Turnovers6
53%Three-point accuracy28%
2Steals6
8Points off turnovers14
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
