⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their six- They went cold, six of 35 from three
- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 44
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 9:53 · HOU 16-9 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 11:27 · HOU 37-31 DAL
- Ties it
James Harden hit a 6-foot jumper
Q4 0:28 · HOU 92-92 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - James Harden and Tyson Chandler
Q2 4:37 · HOU 51-41 DAL
- Missed FT
Donatas Motiejunas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:14 · HOU 82-86 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 0:50 · HOU 77-73 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q4 8:56 · HOU 86-91 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chandler Parsons misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:46 · HOU 84-88 DAL
- Missed FT
Monta Ellis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:58 · HOU 88-91 DAL
- Turnover
Monta Ellis bad pass
Q4 0:22 · HOU 93-92 DAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 15 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
