⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 17-9 off them
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 50
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 6:07 · HOU 73-80 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Wilks missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:13 · HOU 78-86 DAL
- Missed FT
Mike Wilks missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:13 · HOU 78-86 DAL
- Turnover
Mike Wilks Lost Ball. Stolen by Tony Delk.
Q4 1:15 · HOU 80-86 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marquis Daniels missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · HOU 85-91 DAL
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:06 · HOU 87-92 DAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
