⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse 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 2 down to 10 up in the first 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 cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q4 10:22 · HOU 74-81 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 7:16 · HOU 8-18 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 7:01 · HOU 57-73 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 63% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 15 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
