⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, twenty free throws to their ten- A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q2 6:50 · DAL 40-39 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 4:09 · DAL 74-63 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:14 · DAL 94-86 HOU
- Missed FT
Michael Finley missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:30 · DAL 95-88 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:41 · DAL 0-11 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 5:13 · DAL 92-84 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jim Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Michael Finley.
Q4 0:13 · DAL 95-88 HOU
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
