⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 27 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 25 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 24- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 32
- Ran them off the floor, 36 fast break points to 18
- A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the third quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q3 11:45 · HOU 79-61 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses technical free throw
Q2 0:38 · HOU 62-59 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 1:07 · HOU 31-38 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:38 · HOU 62-59 DAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 19 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 36 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
