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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 25 | 33 | 23 | 13 | 94 |
 Mavericks | 26 | 28 | 18 | 21 | 93 |
HOUTeam statsDAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 32-8836.4% | 16-5230.8% | 14-2263.6% | 41 | 18 | 12 |
| DAL | 31-7541.3% | 9-3228.1% | 22-2781.5% | 51 | 24 | 16 |
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 Rockets94| 38 | 9 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | +2.9 | ||||||
| 36 | 17 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 5-8 | −3 | +6.5 | ||||||||
| 34 | 20 | 7-25 | 3-15 | 3-3 | 0 | +4 | −10.9 | |||||||
| 33 | 9 | 2-11 | 2-8 | 3-4 | 0 | +3 | −2.2 | |||||||
| 32 | 26 | 10-20 | 5-13 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +5 | +3.5 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −9.6 | |||||
| 22 | 11 | 3-13 | 3-8 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −2.6 | |||||
| 12 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −3.1 | ||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −3.7 | |||
| Team | 94 | 32-8836.4% | 16-5230.8% | 41 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 14-2263.6% | 13 | 6 | 4 | |||
Bench 13 points on 4 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Terrence Jones and Gary Clark (coach’s decision); Kenneth Faried (injury/illness).
Dallas Mavericks93| 37 | 19 | 5-16 | 1-6 | 8-9 | −5 | +4.5 | ||||||||
| 34 | 18 | 6-13 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −4.1 | ||||||
| 30 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −7.0 | ||||||
| 29 | 9 | 3-11 | 3-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +9 | −4.2 | ||||||
| 26 | 9 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +11 | +1.9 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 10 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | +1 | +4.7 | |||||||
| 23 | 7 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −11 | −4.7 | ||||||
| 20 | 8 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | −5 | −1.6 | |||||||
| 7 | 6 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 4-7 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +0.9 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +0.6 | ||
| Team | 93 | 31-7541.3% | 9-3228.1% | 51 | 24 | 16 | 20 | 22-2781.5% | 10 | 6 | 9 | |||
Bench 34 points on 11 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Trey Burke, Ryan Broekhoff and Salah Mejri (coach’s decision).
Rockets94Mavericks93ClickTap 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.
Eric Gordon scored 26 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), and the Houston Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 94-93 for their eighth straight win.
Gordon’s fadeaway put the Rockets ahead for good with 3:42 left in the fourth quarter.
The Mavericks had the ball down 1 with 7.0 seconds left, but Chris Paul blocked Jalen Brunson’s 14-foot jumper, lifting the Rockets’ chance to win from 80% to 86%. It would have put the Mavericks ahead.
During clutch time, the Mavericks outscored the Rockets 7-5. Dwight Powell scored 4 of the Mavericks’ 7 on 2 for 2 shooting.
James Harden scored 20 points (9 in the second quarter) but shot 7 for 25, and Clint Capela added 17 points and 12 rebounds on 6 for 9 shooting.
For the Mavericks, Luka Dončić had 19 points, a career-high 15 rebounds and 9 assists but shot 5 for 16.
The Mavericks outscored the Rockets 34-13 off the bench. The Mavericks outscored the Rockets 24-9 in 8 minutes with Hardaway, Powell, Kleber, Brunson and Dončić on the floor 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).
80 points from the field on 88 shots: 14.5 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-22 | 63.6% | 63% |
| In the paint | 2-7 | 28.6% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 0-7 | 0.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-10 | 30.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-42 | 31.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 18 | 4 | 2-4 | −1 |
| Devin Harris | 10 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 8 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Jalen Brunson | 7 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 9 | 4-9 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 24 | 0 | 0-4 | −12 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 13 | 0 | 0-1 | −6 |
| Maxi Kleber | 10 | 10 | 4-10 | +5 |
| Jalen Brunson | 5 | 3 | 1-5 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 6 | 2-6 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 33 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Powell | 28 | 0 | 0-0 | −7 |
| Maxi Kleber | 15 | 5 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Luka Dončić | 7 | 4 | 1-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 8 | 3-5 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 19 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
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Highest Leverage Moments
Hardaway Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Doncic 7 AST)
Q4 4:04
21.3%
34→55
Tucker 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Paul 9 AST)
Q4 1:29
18.2%
29→11
Gordon 4' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot (26 PTS) (Paul 8 AST)
Q4 3:42
17.6%
55→37
Powell Cutting Dunk Shot (9 PTS) (Doncic 9 AST)
Q4 0:31
15.1%
15→30
Harris 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Finney-Smith 2 AST)
Q4 10:36
15.0%
14→29
