⏱️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
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the third quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 3:28 · HOU 20-18 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q2 0:56 · HOU 57-48 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yao Ming Turnover
Q4 1:55 · HOU 88-87 DAL
- Turnover
Yao Ming Lost Ball. Stolen by Dirk Nowitzki.
Q4 1:15 · HOU 88-89 DAL
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady Turnover
Q4 0:11 · HOU 93-95 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:27 · HOU 2-10 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q3 4:58 · HOU 70-74 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 3:12 · HOU 88-91 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Howard missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q2 1:55 · HOU 44-46 DAL
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:12 · HOU 93-95 DAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
