⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 55 from three- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 38
- A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their six, and outscored them 25-11 off them
- Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 22
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 7:14 · DAL 51-42 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 8:16 · DAL 66-64 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Powell misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q1 1:10 · DAL 27-29 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up
Q2 3:34 · DAL 51-57 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 8:02 · DAL 83-90 HOU
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kenyon Martin Jr. flagrant foul type 1
Q1 1:10 · DAL 27-29 HOU
- Missed FT
Kevin Porter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:57 · DAL 85-90 HOU
- Turnover
Kevin Porter Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:13 · DAL 87-91 HOU
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 30% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Steals | 1 |
| 2 | Blocks | 19 |
