⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better 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, seven of twelve from three- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 44
- A 14-0 run dragged them back level in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 34
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 2:53 · DAL 61-61 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 10:07 · DAL 96-80 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 16 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
