⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+7Q127-24
+5Q226-22
-20Q316-37
-10Q412-21
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their one- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 26-14 off them
Key battles
1Threes made15
11%Three-point accuracy47%
4Blocks10
14Points off turnovers26
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 1 | Threes made | 15 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
