⏱️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 tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1 in the third 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 stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 5:11 · HOU 82-70 DAL
- Steal
James Harden stole it from Seth Curry
Q4 0:00 · HOU 93-92 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden turnover
Q4 2:54 · HOU 89-87 DAL
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:01 · HOU 92-89 DAL
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · HOU 92-92 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1
Q3 9:12 · HOU 67-66 DAL
- Ties it
Wesley Matthews hit a 27-foot three jumper, J.J. Barea with the assist
Q4 0:04 · HOU 92-92 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Andrew Bogut flagrant foul type 1 (Ryan Anderson draws the foul)
Q3 6:33 · HOU 67-64 DAL
- Turnover
Andrew Bogut Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 4:43 · HOU 86-80 DAL
- Turnover
Seth Curry bad pass
Q4 0:00 · HOU 93-92 DAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
