⏱️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
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their eight- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 45
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 0:41 · HOU 56-61 DAL
- Steal
Alperen Sengun stole it from Luka Doncic
Q4 1:17 · HOU 106-108 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Green bad pass
Q4 4:56 · HOU 97-105 DAL
- Turnover
Kevin Porter Jr. turnover
Q4 1:12 · HOU 106-108 DAL
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin Jr. out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:40 · HOU 106-108 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 11:22 · HOU 27-38 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 7:18 · HOU 94-102 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Hardaway Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:27 · HOU 45-59 DAL
- Turnover
Luka Doncic lost ball turnover
Q4 1:17 · HOU 106-108 DAL
- Missed FT
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · HOU 106-112 DAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 16 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
