⏱️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
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Terry Bad Pass. Stolen by David Wesley.
Q4 3:55 · DAL 90-82 HOU
- Missed FT
Michael Finley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · DAL 101-98 HOU
- Missed FT
Jason Terry missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:04 · DAL 102-100 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 7:15 · DAL 37-38 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 4:11 · DAL 90-87 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Yao Ming missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 2:47 · DAL 92-89 HOU
- Turnover
Jon Barry Bad Pass. Stolen by Michael Finley.
Q4 0:56 · DAL 97-94 HOU
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:03 · DAL 103-100 HOU
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
