⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 3:26 · HOU 27-18 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 0:00 · HOU 61-44 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 1:00 · HOU 106-107 DAL
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · HOU 106-109 DAL
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · HOU 106-109 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 4:23 · HOU 104-107 DAL
- Steal
Christian Wood stole it from Kenyon Martin Jr.
Q4 1:00 · HOU 106-107 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
