⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 22 from three- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen
- A 17-0 run took them from 10 down to 7 up in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 60
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 5:01 · HOU 97-103 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Aaron Brooks lost ball turnover
Q4 1:53 · HOU 99-107 DAL
- Missed FT
Jeremy Lin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:04 · HOU 101-109 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 10 down to 7 up
Q2 0:09 · HOU 58-65 DAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q3 4:41 · HOU 74-84 DAL
- Steal
Monta Ellis stole it from Aaron Brooks
Q4 1:53 · HOU 99-107 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
