⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen- A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 56
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 5:24 · HOU 22-16 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Francis Double Technical Foul. Eduardo Najera gains possession.
Q2 6:50 · HOU 35-33 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q2 4:26 · HOU 43-47 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 0:01 · HOU 66-80 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 7:31 · HOU 73-90 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Raef Lafrentz Technical Foul
Q1 0:28 · HOU 27-21 DAL
- Missed FT
Steve Nash missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 6:20 · HOU 55-61 DAL
- Technical
Raef Lafrentz Technical Foul
Q3 6:20 · HOU 55-61 DAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 14 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
