⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 14 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, 14 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 23 from three- Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 22
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their twelve
A 14-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 2 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 8:51 · DAL 17-7 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q2 6:03 · DAL 53-32 HOU
- Steal
Kyrie Irving stole it from Jalen Green
Q4 1:48 · DAL 106-100 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Daniel Gafford technical foul
Q2 9:10 · DAL 39-25 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 2
Q3 10:01 · DAL 69-67 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Ime Udoka technical foul
Q2 10:09 · DAL 38-23 HOU
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:10 · DAL 104-98 HOU
- Turnover
Jalen Green bad pass
Q4 1:48 · DAL 106-100 HOU
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 2 |
| 18 | Blocks | 5 |
