⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 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, 43 free throws to their 30- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 24-16 off them
- A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the first quarter
- Made five threes to their eleven
- Went cold from three, five of 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 5:22 · DAL 29-15 HOU
- Steal
Dahntay Jones stole it from Jeremy Lin
Q4 0:14 · DAL 101-98 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 5:15 · DAL 41-35 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q3 5:09 · DAL 75-73 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeremy Lin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:52 · DAL 97-96 HOU
- Missed FT
Jeremy Lin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:57 · DAL 99-98 HOU
- Turnover
Jeremy Lin bad pass
Q4 0:14 · DAL 101-98 HOU
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
