⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their ten- They went cold, ten of 39 from three
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 10:53 · HOU 12-2 DAL
- Winner
John Wall hit a driving layup, Christian Wood with the assist
Q4 2:03 · HOU 91-89 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 2:03 · HOU 98-89 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 4:23 · HOU 19-20 DAL
- Ties it
Luka Doncic hit a 3-foot two point shot
Q4 2:35 · HOU 89-89 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Richardson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:35 · HOU 86-84 DAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 17 | Threes made | 10 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
