⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up in the second quarter- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 33
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up
Q2 3:42 · DAL 67-56 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 5:33 · DAL 100-96 HOU
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:49 · DAL 109-108 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 9:25 · DAL 41-40 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 3:18 · DAL 84-81 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carlos Delfino bad pass
Q4 4:43 · DAL 100-99 HOU
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 35 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
