⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better 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 3 down to 10 up in the third quarter- Went cold from three, twelve of 43
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 5:57 · DAL 50-46 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q3 11:47 · DAL 70-60 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 10:54 · DAL 103-92 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luka Doncic offensive foul
Q4 4:09 · DAL 108-100 HOU
- Turnover
Luka Doncic turnover
Q4 4:09 · DAL 108-100 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 1:59 · DAL 22-30 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 7:29 · DAL 73-70 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Porter Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:40 · DAL 105-99 HOU
- Missed FT
Christian Wood misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:02 · DAL 108-100 HOU
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
