⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 24-7 off them- Made four threes to their ten
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 7:58 · HOU 65-51 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady lost ball
Q4 1:58 · HOU 90-86 DAL
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady bad pass
Q4 0:52 · HOU 91-89 DAL
- Missed FT
Mike James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · HOU 94-96 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 11:22 · HOU 76-70 DAL
- Ties it
Devin Harris hit a driving layup
Q4 0:34 · HOU 91-91 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 1:08 · HOU 91-94 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jerry Stackhouse technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:18 · HOU 60-51 DAL
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:58 · HOU 82-78 DAL
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:48 · HOU 90-86 DAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
