⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up in the fourth 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
- Ties it
Luka Doncic hit a 4-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 1:34 · DAL 102-102 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up
Q4 3:48 · DAL 105-102 HOU
- Lead
Luka Doncic hit a 25-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:57 · DAL 105-102 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wesley Matthews misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · DAL 107-104 HOU
- Missed FT
Wesley Matthews misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · DAL 107-104 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 1:03 · DAL 30-30 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 2:55 · DAL 56-60 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 8:12 · DAL 92-100 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:49 · DAL 100-102 HOU
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:49 · DAL 100-102 HOU
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
