⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 15 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, 55 rebounds to 40- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 10
- A 16-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 20 in the third quarter
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 5:09 · DAL 35-33 HOU
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 20
Q3 4:33 · DAL 68-48 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:00 · DAL 20-22 HOU
- Technical
Anthony Johnson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:09 · DAL 95-72 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 2:05 · DAL 20-24 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Tracy McGrady technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:37 · DAL 72-53 HOU
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
