⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- Steal
Luka Doncic stole it from Aaron Holiday
Q4 1:06 · DAL 113-108 HOU
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Josh Green flagrant foul type 1
Q3 10:15 · DAL 56-58 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 2:57 · DAL 50-47 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 11:09 · DAL 56-61 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 10:15 · DAL 56-58 HOU
- Turnover
Aaron Holiday bad pass
Q4 1:06 · DAL 113-108 HOU
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 33 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
