⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 24 from three- Burned in transition, 17 fast break points to 33
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the second quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q2 7:39 · DAL 61-51 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 8:25 · DAL 78-81 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 4:50 · DAL 84-91 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 11:32 · DAL 101-112 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:40 · DAL 116-124 HOU
- Turnover
Dwight Howard bad pass
Q4 1:51 · DAL 119-124 HOU
- Missed FT
Corey Brewer misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · DAL 128-130 HOU
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 33 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
