⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 33
- Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 4
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q2 10:22 · DAL 43-22 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q3 7:09 · DAL 78-53 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q3 3:31 · DAL 86-58 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 5:39 · DAL 16-14 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q2 3:00 · DAL 57-41 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Tracy McGrady Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 6:41 · DAL 48-25 HOU
- Technical
Mike James Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 0:31 · DAL 86-62 HOU
- Technical
Mike James Technical Foul. His 2nd Technical Foul.
Q3 0:31 · DAL 86-62 HOU
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 10 | Blocks | 9 |
