⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their two- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 22
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
- Winner
Shane Battier hit a 23-foot three jumper, Trevor Ariza with the assist
Q4 2:11 · HOU 92-89 DAL
- Steal
Kyle Lowry stole it from Jason Terry
Q4 0:30 · HOU 97-94 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carl Landry bad pass
Q4 3:38 · HOU 89-89 DAL
- Technical
Shane Battier technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:44 · HOU 97-93 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Terry bad pass
Q4 0:30 · HOU 97-94 DAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 2 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 15 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
