⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 26 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 34-14 off them- Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 58
- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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 took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:09 · DAL 9-2 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 0:48 · DAL 33-26 HOU
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q3 7:00 · DAL 79-68 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses technical free throw
Q4 3:11 · DAL 116-104 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 7:48 · DAL 40-44 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Ime Udoka technical foul
Q4 3:11 · DAL 116-104 HOU
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 34 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
