⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fifteen- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 22
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 took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 1:24 · DAL 30-27 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 8:17 · DAL 97-92 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vince Carter bad pass
Q4 2:57 · DAL 102-96 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 8:14 · DAL 62-71 HOU
- Steal
Goran Dragic stole it from Vince Carter
Q4 2:57 · DAL 102-96 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Goran Dragic bad pass
Q4 4:31 · DAL 99-94 HOU
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry turnover
Q4 2:16 · DAL 104-98 HOU
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
