⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 9:57 · DAL 30-34 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 3:57 · DAL 64-55 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 10:10 · DAL 4-15 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
