⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jose Calderon misses technical free throw
Q2 6:39 · DAL 42-46 HOU
- Flagrant
Vince Carter flagrant foul type 1 (Donatas Motiejunas draws the foul)
Q3 3:19 · DAL 77-81 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin McHale technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:20 · DAL 66-73 HOU
- Missed FT
Donatas Motiejunas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:20 · DAL 110-116 HOU
- Turnover
Aaron Brooks out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:19 · DAL 115-117 HOU
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
