⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, eight turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 18-7 off them- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 5
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 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 1:46 · HOU 41-50 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Bob Sura Double Technical Foul. Josh Howard gains possession.
Q3 0:41 · HOU 55-77 DAL
- Technical
Bob Sura Double Technical Foul. Josh Howard gains possession.
Q3 0:41 · HOU 55-77 DAL
- Missed FT
Dikembe Mutombo missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q3 0:04 · HOU 56-78 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:47 · HOU 0-10 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 8:44 · HOU 47-64 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q4 9:07 · HOU 61-90 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Shawn Bradley Flagrant Foul Type 1. Bradley's 4th Personal Foul, Dallas's 3rd Team Foul.
Q3 0:04 · HOU 55-77 DAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 15 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
