⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
+6Q125-17
+3Q221-16
-15Q317-30
+2Q432-28
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 17-5 off them- Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 4
- Won the second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to thirteen
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 32
Key battles
17Fast break points4
17Points off turnovers5
7Free throws made21
8Steals3
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 14 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
