⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 37
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the third quarter
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 5:24 · HOU 16-11 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 7:48 · HOU 54-47 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q4 7:13 · HOU 80-59 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Juwan Howard Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q1 3:33 · HOU 16-11 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q3 11:08 · HOU 46-47 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jerry Stackhouse Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q1 4:05 · HOU 15-11 DAL
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 11:22 · HOU 20-18 DAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
