⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their five- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 36
- A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, 29 free throws to their 40
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 0:01 · DAL 65-70 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q4 10:49 · DAL 91-109 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses technical free throw
Q2 0:01 · DAL 56-70 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 10:10 · DAL 3-13 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26
Q3 1:15 · DAL 83-109 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Eric Gordon technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:01 · DAL 56-70 HOU
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 5 | Threes made | 16 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 15 | Assists | 28 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
