⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 25- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
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 7:43 · HOU 19-12 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 2:38 · HOU 31-20 DAL
- Steal
James Harden stole it from Dirk Nowitzki
Q4 1:13 · HOU 97-91 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 2:26 · HOU 47-40 DAL
- Turnover
Corey Brewer lost ball turnover
Q4 3:05 · HOU 94-87 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses technical free throw
Q2 8:32 · HOU 40-30 DAL
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler bad pass
Q4 2:29 · HOU 97-89 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 1:13 · HOU 97-91 DAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 14 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
