⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 28 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 24 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 38 from three- Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 17
- Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to eight
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 9:38 · HOU 8-5 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 4:55 · HOU 22-18 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 1:14 · HOU 36-26 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Tari Eason flagrant foul type 2
Q1 2:47 · HOU 22-18 DAL
- Flagrant
Kevin Durant flagrant foul type 1
Q4 11:37 · HOU 100-76 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 37-point deficit to 28
Q3 3:14 · HOU 95-67 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q4 10:32 · HOU 103-86 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
P.J. Washington misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q1 2:47 · HOU 22-18 DAL
- Missed FT
P.J. Washington misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q1 2:47 · HOU 22-18 DAL
- Missed FT
Cooper Flagg misses technical free throw
Q4 11:37 · HOU 100-76 DAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 32 | Assists | 20 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. DurantF | 37 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 10-16 | 2-4 | 8-11 | +12 |
J. Smith Jr.F | 36 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 35 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 11-17 | 4-8 | 4-5 | +18 |
A. SengunC Double-double | 30 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 33 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 9-15 | 2-2 | 3-4 | +23 |
F. VanVleetG | 30 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | +19 |
A. ThompsonG Double-double | 33 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 3-5 | +5 |
M. SmartG | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +14 |
R. SheppardG | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1-6 | 1-6 | 0-0 | -5 |
B. BogdanovicG | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +7 |
C. CapelaC | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
I. CrawfordF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +1 |
T. EasonF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
B. ThorntonG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -1 |
J. TateF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Team | 128 | 42 | 32 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 47-88 | 16-36 | 18-25 |
Did not playS. Adams (right calf)
Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. GaffordF | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | +9 |
P.J. WashingtonF | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 0-2 | -27 |
C. FlaggF | 33 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 10-17 | 1-4 | 11-13 | -6 |
K. IrvingG | 24 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 6-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 | -7 |
M. ChristieG | 29 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-7 | 0-0 | -21 |
N. MarshallF | 29 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 7-13 | 2-6 | 0-0 | -12 |
Z. RisacherF | 27 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | +7 |
M. SasserG | 24 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 6-8 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0 |
M. Johnson Jr.F | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | -20 |
S. de LarreaF | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -14 |
M. CisseC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Team | 110 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 41-79 | 11-37 | 17-26 |
Did not playT. Lawal (coach's decision), W. Clayton Jr. (coach's decision)
