⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
-2Q124-25
-1Q226-27
-16Q320-35
+1Q428-26
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 16-6 off them
Key battles
1Steals8
6Points off turnovers16
12Turnovers6
4Fast break points8
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
