⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 17 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
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 40
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q2 11:30 · HOU 33-46 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Garrison Mathews technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:09 · HOU 72-96 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 9:50 · HOU 6-11 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 8:11 · HOU 8-21 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q1 1:01 · HOU 23-46 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses technical free throw
Q3 4:09 · HOU 72-96 DAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 12 | Threes made | 17 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 34 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
