⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 37
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luka Doncic lost ball turnover
Q4 1:37 · DAL 97-100 HOU
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:33 · DAL 100-105 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 10:19 · DAL 26-45 HOU
- Steal
Amen Thompson stole it from Luka Doncic
Q4 1:37 · DAL 97-100 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Dillon Brooks technical foul
Q1 10:15 · DAL 2-6 HOU
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:18 · DAL 94-100 HOU
- Missed FT
Jalen Green misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · DAL 102-107 HOU
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
