⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 41 from three- A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their nine, and outscored them 20-10 off them
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their two
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 4:32 · DAL 23-22 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q1 0:11 · DAL 35-31 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 6:09 · DAL 74-65 HOU
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Cooper Flagg flagrant foul type 1
Q1 10:40 · DAL 0-2 HOU
- Turnover
Brandon Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:08 · DAL 101-93 HOU
- Turnover
Anthony Davis bad pass turnover
Q4 0:39 · DAL 108-101 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 2:37 · DAL 23-31 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 4:24 · DAL 46-48 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 8:59 · DAL 96-87 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul
Q3 2:31 · DAL 80-69 HOU
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass turnover
Q4 0:45 · DAL 108-101 HOU
📊The numbers
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
