⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 2 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 35- Kept giving it away, 30 turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 26-10 off them
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
- Ties it
Yao Ming made Tip Shot.
Q4 0:44 · HOU 90-90 DAL
- Ties it
Yao Ming made Layup. Assisted by Steve Francis.
Q4 0:15 · HOU 92-92 DAL
- Lead
Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:15 · HOU 93-92 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley Lost Ball. Stolen by Dirk Nowitzki.
Q4 1:01 · HOU 88-88 DAL
- Missed FT
Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:11 · HOU 93-92 DAL
- Missed FT
Cuttino Mobley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:02 · HOU 98-98 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- Lead
Eduardo Najera made Layup. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Q4 0:33 · HOU 90-92 DAL
- Ties it
Dirk Nowitzki made Dunk. Assisted by Michael Finley.
Q4 0:08 · HOU 94-94 DAL
- Go-ahead
Antoine Walker made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley.
Q4 0:04 · HOU 96-97 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Finley Lost Ball. Stolen by Cuttino Mobley.
Q4 2:39 · HOU 84-80 DAL
- Turnover
Antoine Walker Bad Pass. Stolen by Jim Jackson.
Q4 0:14 · HOU 93-92 DAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 30 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 20 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
