⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of eighteen from three
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 3 down to 6 up
Q3 11:15 · DAL 59-53 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 1:06 · DAL 80-75 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:39 · DAL 91-90 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shane Battier bad pass
Q4 4:30 · DAL 91-90 HOU
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady turnover
Q4 4:20 · DAL 93-90 HOU
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
