⏱️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. A much higher 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, 10 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, 37 free throws to their 25- A 18-0 run took them from 8 down to 10 up in the fourth 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
Q3 8:48 · HOU 63-58 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yao Ming Turnover
Q4 3:10 · HOU 90-98 DAL
- Missed FT
Bob Sura missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:11 · HOU 102-106 DAL
- Missed FT
Bob Sura missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:11 · HOU 102-106 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 1:54 · HOU 27-34 DAL
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 8 down to 10 up
Q4 7:28 · HOU 90-100 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:39 · HOU 90-92 DAL
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 0:43 · HOU 97-102 DAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
