⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower 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, 10 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the second quarter- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 48
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q2 5:13 · DAL 46-36 HOU
- Steal
Dirk Nowitzki stole it from James Harden
Q4 0:05 · DAL 86-85 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
J.J. Barea lost ball turnover
Q4 2:15 · DAL 86-85 HOU
- Turnover
Wesley Matthews offensive foul (Corey Brewer draws the foul)
Q4 1:19 · DAL 86-85 HOU
- Turnover
Wesley Matthews turnover
Q4 1:19 · DAL 86-85 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- Steal
Trevor Ariza stole it from J.J. Barea
Q4 2:15 · DAL 86-85 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:21 · DAL 82-83 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 0:05 · DAL 86-85 HOU
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · DAL 88-86 HOU
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
