⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+8Q131-25
-4Q223-26
+6Q331-25
-5Q424-26
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 23- They shot well above their usual, eight of eighteen from three
Key battles
10Points off turnovers20
3Blocks1
30%Three-point accuracy44%
28Free throws made20
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
