⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 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, 39 free throws to their twenty- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their eleven
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:45 · DAL 14-8 HOU
- Winner
Dirk Nowitzki made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jerry Stackhouse.
OT 4:46 · DAL 95-93 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
OT 4:46 · DAL 103-93 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Terry Bad Pass. Stolen by Yao Ming.
Q4 2:02 · DAL 89-87 HOU
- Turnover
Jason Terry Bad Pass
OT 2:55 · DAL 103-96 HOU
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 0:17 · DAL 111-106 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:29 · DAL 73-72 HOU
- Go-ahead
Tracy McGrady made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 1:54 · DAL 89-90 HOU
- Ties it
Tracy McGrady made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:27 · DAL 93-93 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:27 · DAL 93-93 HOU
- Turnover
Jimmy Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Dirk Nowitzki.
OT 4:11 · DAL 98-93 HOU
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady Bad Pass. Stolen by Josh Howard.
OT 3:48 · DAL 100-93 HOU
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
