⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 25 from three
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
- Steal
Rafer Alston stole it from Dirk Nowitzki
Q4 1:23 · HOU 81-88 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luis Scola lost ball
Q4 0:23 · HOU 86-94 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:15 · HOU 0-8 DAL
- Steal
Jason Terry stole it from Luis Scola
Q4 0:23 · HOU 86-94 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki lost ball
Q4 1:23 · HOU 81-88 DAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 14 | Assists | 17 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
