⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 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 9 down to 3 up in the third quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q1 3:02 · HOU 25-21 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rafer Alston bad pass
Q4 4:07 · HOU 72-74 DAL
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:50 · HOU 73-74 DAL
- Missed FT
Shane Battier misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:01 · HOU 76-74 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q3 4:03 · HOU 55-58 DAL
- Winner
Jason Terry hit a 15-foot jumper
Q4 1:08 · HOU 77-78 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Howard turnover
Q4 3:01 · HOU 76-74 DAL
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:04 · HOU 77-76 DAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 9 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
