⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 41- Went cold from three, eleven of 47
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 10:13 · HOU 16-8 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q2 6:01 · HOU 49-28 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q2 2:47 · HOU 62-37 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:27 · HOU 68-39 DAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 4 | Assists | 0 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Steals | 14 |
| 24 | Blocks | 19 |
