⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 35- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 32
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven
- Burned in transition, 15 fast break points to 28
A 15-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 19 in the first quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:18 · DAL 109-110 HOU
- Ties it
Dante Exum hit a 25-foot three jumper, Luka Doncic with the assist
Q4 0:00 · DAL 129-129 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
OT 1:48 · DAL 147-136 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul
Q1 0:01 · DAL 25-41 HOU
- Turnover
Dante Exum bad pass
OT 2:07 · DAL 137-134 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 19
Q1 8:40 · DAL 5-24 HOU
- Go-ahead
Dillon Brooks hit a 22-foot three jumper, Jalen Green with the assist
Q4 2:42 · DAL 121-123 HOU
- Go-ahead
Reggie Bullock Jr. hit a 25-foot three jumper, Fred VanVleet with the assist
Q4 0:58 · DAL 126-128 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Fred VanVleet misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · DAL 126-129 HOU
- Missed FT
Jabari Smith Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · DAL 126-129 HOU
- Missed FT
Jabari Smith Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · DAL 126-129 HOU
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 15 | Threes made | 17 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 40 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 21 | Assists | 31 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
