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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 38 | 13 | 34 | 19 | 104 |
 Mavericks | 28 | 17 | 22 | 30 | 97 |
HOUTeam statsDAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 36-8243.9% | 21-5141.2% | 11-2347.8% | 43 | 20 | 9 |
| DAL | 35-8242.7% | 15-3542.9% | 12-1866.7% | 49 | 24 | 13 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Houston Rockets104| 33 | 16 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-4 | +24 | +6.1 | |||||||
| 33 | 25 | 9-16 | 6-10 | 1-2 | +30 | +15.3 | ||||||||
| 32 | 23 | 8-17 | 5-14 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +2.6 | |||||
| 30 | 12 | 3-12 | 3-8 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −2.4 | ||||||
| 25 | 7 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +20 | −2.5 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 17 | 6-11 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +1.0 | ||||||
| 22 | 3 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −21 | −6.8 | ||||||
| 19 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −4.5 | |||
| 12 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −5.8 | ||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −3.3 | |
| Team | 104 | 36-8243.9% | 21-5141.2% | 43 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 11-2347.8% | 7 | 8 | 3 | |||
Bench 21 points on 7 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Nene (coach’s decision).
Dallas Mavericks97| 38 | 29 | 10-18 | 7-14 | 2-2 | 0 | −17 | +10.3 | |||||||
| 33 | 10 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −20 | −5.4 | ||||||
| 30 | 11 | 3-11 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −6.5 | |||||
| 15 | 7 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −1.2 | |||
| 9 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.3 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 19 | 6-9 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +5.4 | |||||
| 27 | 3 | 1-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −7.3 | |||||
| 24 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | +6 | −8.5 | ||||||
| 15 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +0.2 | |||||
| 15 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | −5 | +4.5 | ||||||||
| 2 | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +3.0 | ||
| Team | 97 | 35-8242.7% | 15-3542.9% | 49 | 24 | 13 | 21 | 12-1866.7% | 9 | 5 | 2 | |||
Bench 38 points on 14 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Devin Harris (injury/illness); Josh McRoberts (coach’s decision).
Rockets104Mavericks97ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
James Harden had 25 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) and 13 assists, and the Houston Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 104-97 for their fourth straight win.
The Rockets took control with a 26-8 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 20.
Trevor Ariza scored 23 points (11 in the first quarter) with 5 3-pointers. Harden assisted on 6 of Clint Capela’s 7 baskets, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Mavericks, Wesley Matthews scored 29 points with 7 3-pointers, and Yogi Ferrell added 19 points on 6 for 9 shooting off the bench.
The Rockets shot 43.9% from the field to the Mavericks’ 42.7%. The Rockets made 21 3-pointers, 6 of them by Harden and 5 by Ariza. The Mavericks outscored the Rockets 32-11 on the fast break. They scored the last 8 points of the game. The Rockets’ starters outscored the Mavericks 48-29 in 16 minutes together.
Houston RocketsDallas MavericksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
93 points from the field on 81 shots: 3.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 13-20 | 65.0% | 63% |
| In the paint | 0-3 | 0.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 2-8 | 25.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 7-17 | 41.2% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-34 | 41.2% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Matthews | 30 | 6 | 2-4 | −4 |
| Harrison Barnes | 6 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Yogi Ferrell | 5 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Dwight Powell | 4 | 1 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 11 | 4-5 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 13 | 8 | 3-4 | +6 |
| J.J. Barea | 12 | 5 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Yogi Ferrell | 11 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 11 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 7 | 2-7 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 10 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 22 | 3 | 1-4 | −3 |
| J.J. Barea | 9 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Wesley Matthews | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Yogi Ferrell | 8 | 6 | 2-4 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 7 | 3-3 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
DAL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
HOU
50/50
DAL
Highest Leverage Moments
Anderson 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)
Q3 10:44
10.1%
37→27
Barea 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
Q2 0:55
9.7%
27→37
Capela 2' Layup (7 PTS) (Harden 7 AST)
Q3 11:09
8.3%
43→35
Matthews 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Smith Jr. 3 AST)
Q3 10:15
8.0%
27→35
Ariza 25' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
Q2 7:11
8.0%
37→29
