⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 63 rebounds to 47- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 50
- A 13-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 35 in the third quarter
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:59 · HOU 10-3 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 11:20 · HOU 33-19 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 35
Q3 8:08 · HOU 79-44 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 3:30 · HOU 18-17 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 35-point deficit to 27
Q3 1:02 · HOU 89-62 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
