⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse 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, 41 free throws to their 31- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 34
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 8:25 · DAL 65-58 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 8:55 · DAL 83-86 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luther Head Bad Pass. Stolen by Devin Harris.
Q4 0:21 · DAL 97-93 HOU
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
