⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 32
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q3 7:33 · DAL 62-65 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:40 · DAL 42-41 HOU
- Technical
Devin Harris technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:22 · DAL 79-77 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
