⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 38- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their thirteen
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 cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q1 1:35 · HOU 24-28 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 10:15 · HOU 55-53 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 6:01 · HOU 68-57 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yao Ming offensive foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)
Q4 4:31 · HOU 84-81 DAL
- Turnover
Yao Ming turnover
Q4 4:31 · HOU 84-81 DAL
- Missed FT
Ron Artest misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · HOU 92-86 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 10:15 · HOU 24-37 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 10:41 · HOU 76-73 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jose Juan Barea bad pass
Q4 0:45 · HOU 89-86 DAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
