⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second 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
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 2:47 · DAL 97-99 HOU
- Ties it
Tim Thomas hit a 23-foot three jumper, Jason Terry with the assist
Q4 0:10 · DAL 100-100 HOU
- Lead
Jason Kidd hit a 12-foot two point shot
OT 4:09 · DAL 102-100 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shawn Marion traveling
OT 2:32 · DAL 104-106 HOU
- Turnover
Jason Terry bad pass
OT 2:01 · DAL 104-108 HOU
- Missed FT
Kris Humphries misses free throw
OT 1:00 · DAL 105-111 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 7:30 · DAL 30-37 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 7:54 · DAL 81-89 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
OT 3:17 · DAL 104-111 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Aaron Brooks turnover
Q4 0:00 · DAL 100-100 HOU
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
OT 4:22 · DAL 100-100 HOU
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses technical free throw
OT 3:53 · DAL 102-102 HOU
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 30 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
