Dunks & Threes: Pro Basketball Analysis

All Games Friday, October 9, 2026

Final				ORTG	#Poss	Pace
		Rockets	135	129.8	104	106.7
		Mavericks	117	112.5	104	101.5

Scoring Opportunities

HOU

+19

-21

102

DAL

+19

-18

105

Base

ORB

TOV

Scoring Efficiency

HOU

1.32 66.2%

DAL

1.11 55.7%

Points per Opportunity/ True Shooting %

Houston Rockets

PLAYER	MIN	PTS	TS%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	FT	FT%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%
Fred VanVleet #5 · PG · 6'0" 197 · 33	24.4	17	65%	2	7	2	0	1	1	0	2	2-3	67%	0-0	-	5-12	42%	+11.8
Amen Thompson #1 · SG · 6'7" 200 · 24	23.9	8	50%	7	2	1	1	6	2	3	4	0-0	-	4-8	50%	0-0	-	+0.2
Kevin Durant #7 · PF · 6'11" 240 · 38	23.2	15	63%	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-1	0%	6-11	55%	1-1	100%	+4.0
Jabari Smith Jr. #10 · SF · 6'11" 220 · 23	21.9	12	60%	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	2-4	50%	2-5	40%	2-3	67%	+6.3
Alperen Sengun #28 · C · 6'11" 243 · 24	21.8	16	73%	10	10	1	0	3	3	4	6	4-5	80%	6-7	86%	0-2	0%	+11.0

Tari Eason #17 · F · 6'8" 215 · 25	23.9	20	77%	9	2	2	0	0	3	3	6	6-7	86%	4-8	50%	2-2	100%	+12.5
Reed Sheppard #15 · G · 6'2" 185 · 22	18.7	16	80%	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0-0	-	2-3	67%	4-7	57%	+7.3
Bogdan Bogdanović #31 · G · 6'5" 225 · 34	15.6	4	40%	2	4	0	0	1	2	0	2	2-2	100%	1-1	100%	0-3	0%	+2.2
Steven Adams #12 · C · 6'11" 265 · 33	14.2	2	100%	3	1	1	0	1	2	1	2	0-0	-	1-1	100%	0-0	-	+2.3
Oscar Tshiebwe #9 · F-C · 6'8" 270 · 27	12.0	5	83%	3	1	0	0	2	2	1	2	1-2	50%	2-2	100%	0-0	-	+1.2
Isaiah Crawford #27 · F · 6'6" 220 · 25	11.8	4	50%	1	0	1	1	1	3	1	0	1-2	50%	0-1	0%	1-2	50%	+2.4
Bruce Thornton #2 · G · 6'0" 223 · 23	8.9	13	93%	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	2-2	100%	1-3	33%	3-3	100%	+5.1
Quadir Copeland #25 · G · 6'6" 203 · 23	8.9	3	75%	1	1	1	0	2	2	1	0	3-4	75%	0-0	-	0-0	-	+1.6
Julian Phillips #3 · F · 6'7" 205 · 23	6.7	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	+0.0
Sean Pedulla #0 · G · 6'1" 197 · 24	4.0	0	0%	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-1	0%	+0.7
Jae'Sean Tate #8 · F · 6'4" 230 · 31	DNP
Clint Capela #30 · C · 6'10" 256 · 32	DNP
Marcus Smart #36 · G · 6'3" 220 · 33	DNP
PLAYER	MIN	PTS	TS%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	FT	FT%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%
TOTAL	240	135	66%	43	36	11	2	21	22	16	27	23-32	72%	29-50	58%	18-36	50%

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Houston Rockets

PLAYER	MIN	PTS	TS%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	FT	FT%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%
Fred VanVleet #5 · PG · 6'0" 197 · 33	24.4	17	65%	2	7	2	0	1	1	0	2	2-3	67%	0-0	-	5-12	42%	+11.8
Amen Thompson #1 · SG · 6'7" 200 · 24	23.9	8	50%	7	2	1	1	6	2	3	4	0-0	-	4-8	50%	0-0	-	+0.2
Kevin Durant #7 · PF · 6'11" 240 · 38	23.2	15	63%	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-1	0%	6-11	55%	1-1	100%	+4.0
Jabari Smith Jr. #10 · SF · 6'11" 220 · 23	21.9	12	60%	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	2-4	50%	2-5	40%	2-3	67%	+6.3
Alperen Sengun #28 · C · 6'11" 243 · 24	21.8	16	73%	10	10	1	0	3	3	4	6	4-5	80%	6-7	86%	0-2	0%	+11.0

Tari Eason #17 · F · 6'8" 215 · 25	23.9	20	77%	9	2	2	0	0	3	3	6	6-7	86%	4-8	50%	2-2	100%	+12.5
Reed Sheppard #15 · G · 6'2" 185 · 22	18.7	16	80%	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0-0	-	2-3	67%	4-7	57%	+7.3
Bogdan Bogdanović #31 · G · 6'5" 225 · 34	15.6	4	40%	2	4	0	0	1	2	0	2	2-2	100%	1-1	100%	0-3	0%	+2.2
Steven Adams #12 · C · 6'11" 265 · 33	14.2	2	100%	3	1	1	0	1	2	1	2	0-0	-	1-1	100%	0-0	-	+2.3
Oscar Tshiebwe #9 · F-C · 6'8" 270 · 27	12.0	5	83%	3	1	0	0	2	2	1	2	1-2	50%	2-2	100%	0-0	-	+1.2
Isaiah Crawford #27 · F · 6'6" 220 · 25	11.8	4	50%	1	0	1	1	1	3	1	0	1-2	50%	0-1	0%	1-2	50%	+2.4
Bruce Thornton #2 · G · 6'0" 223 · 23	8.9	13	93%	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	2-2	100%	1-3	33%	3-3	100%	+5.1
Quadir Copeland #25 · G · 6'6" 203 · 23	8.9	3	75%	1	1	1	0	2	2	1	0	3-4	75%	0-0	-	0-0	-	+1.6
Julian Phillips #3 · F · 6'7" 205 · 23	6.7	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	+0.0
Sean Pedulla #0 · G · 6'1" 197 · 24	4.0	0	0%	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-1	0%	+0.7
Jae'Sean Tate #8 · F · 6'4" 230 · 31	DNP
Clint Capela #30 · C · 6'10" 256 · 32	DNP
Marcus Smart #36 · G · 6'3" 220 · 33	DNP
PLAYER	MIN	PTS	TS%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	FT	FT%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%
TOTAL	240	135	66%	43	36	11	2	21	22	16	27	23-32	72%	29-50	58%	18-36	50%

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Dallas Mavericks

PLAYER	MIN	PTS	TS%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	FT	FT%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%
Max Christie #0 · SG · 6'5" 190 · 24	24.2	14	58%	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0-0	-	1-1	100%	4-11	36%	+7.6
Naji Marshall #3 · PG · 6'6" 220 · 29	24.1	16	53%	2	3	0	0	2	0	1	1	1-2	50%	6-9	67%	1-5	20%	+3.8
Zaccharie Risacher #10 · PF · 6'8" 200 · 22	23.7	9	50%	8	1	1	0	1	1	3	5	0-0	-	3-6	50%	1-3	33%	+4.5
Cooper Flagg #32 · SF · 6'9" 205 · 20	19.0	19	59%	6	3	1	1	2	4	2	4	4-4	100%	6-9	67%	1-5	20%	+8.1
Morez Johnson #14 · C · 6'9" 250 · 21	12.2	4	50%	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1-2	50%	0-0	-	1-3	33%	+3.6

Sergio de Larrea #55 · G · 6'6" 205 · 21	24.2	11	92%	2	6	1	0	4	1	0	2	0-0	-	1-3	33%	3-3	100%	+5.3
Tarik Biberovic #13 · F · 6'7" 218 · 26	18.5	9	50%	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	0-0	-	0-1	0%	3-8	38%	+4.2
Jett Howard #9 · G · 6'8" 215 · 23	15.8	8	57%	1	3	2	0	1	2	0	1	1-2	50%	2-3	67%	1-3	33%	+5.5
Tobi Lawal #33 · F · 6'8" 215 · 23	15.1	13	93%	1	0	2	0	2	4	1	0	3-3	100%	5-5	100%	0-1	0%	+5.9
Moussa Cisse #30 · C · 6'11" 220 · 24	14.0	0	0%	6	3	2	0	2	2	2	4	0-0	-	0-3	0%	0-0	-	+2.1
John Poulakidas #1 · G · 6'6" 205 · 24	13.7	3	50%	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0-0	-	0-0	-	1-3	33%	+1.0
Seth Lundy #31 · G-F · 6'4" 220 · 27	13.6	3	30%	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0-2	0%	0-0	-	1-4	25%	−0.3
Dwight Powell #7 · F-C · 6'10" 240 · 35	13.4	1	25%	1	8	0	1	1	3	1	0	1-2	50%	0-0	-	0-1	0%	+3.9
Daniel Gafford #21 · F-C · 6'10" 265 · 28	8.4	7	88%	3	0	1	0	1	2	0	3	0-0	-	2-3	67%	1-1	100%	+3.4
Marcus Sasser #8 · G · 6'1" 195 · 26	DNP
Kyrie Irving #11 · G · 6'2" 195 · 35	DNP
Dereck Lively II #2 · C · 7'1" 230 · 23	DNP
Santi Aldama #34 · F-C · 7'0" 215 · 26	DNP
Caleb Martin #16 · F · 6'5" 205 · 31	DNP
P.J. Washington #25 · F · 6'7" 230 · 28	DNP
PLAYER	MIN	PTS	TS%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	FT	FT%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%
TOTAL	240	117	56%	38	34	12	4	18	25	14	24	11-17	65%	26-43	60%	18-51	35%

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WIN PROBABILITY | PLAYS

Win Probability

Scoring Margin

Play-by-Play

			Score / W-Prob
Clock	Team	Event	HOU	DAL
Clock	Team	Event	HOU	DAL

SHOOTING

Scoring Efficiency

HOU

1.32 66.2%

DAL

1.11 55.7%

Points per Opportunity/ True Shooting %

Scoring by Shot Type

At the Rim (within 5 feet)

HOU

77%

DAL

79%

Midrange

HOU

43%

DAL

37%

3PT | Effective 3PT

HOU

27.0

50%

75%

DAL

27.0

35%

53%

Free Throws

HOU

72%

DAL

65%

Makes

Effective 3P Makes

Efficiency

Misses

Bars scaled to point value.

Total Points

Rockets

PLAYER	PTS	TS%	TSM / TSA
T. Eason	20	77%	10.0 / 13
F. VanVleet	17	65%	8.5 / 13
A. Sengun	16	73%	8.0 / 11
R. Sheppard	16	80%	8.0 / 10
K. Durant	15	63%	7.5 / 12
B. Thornton	13	93%	6.5 / 7
J. Smith	12	60%	6.0 / 10
A. Thompson	8	50%	4.0 / 8
O. Tshiebwe	5	83%	2.5 / 3
B. Bogdanović	4	40%	2.0 / 5
I. Crawford	4	50%	2.0 / 4
Q. Copeland	3	75%	1.5 / 2
S. Adams	2	100%	1.0 / 1
S. Pedulla	0	-	0.0 / 1

TS Makes

TS Misses

Total Points

Mavericks

PLAYER	PTS	TS%	TSM / TSA
C. Flagg	19	59%	9.5 / 16
N. Marshall	16	53%	8.0 / 15
M. Christie	14	58%	7.0 / 12
T. Lawal	13	93%	6.5 / 7
S. De Larrea	11	92%	5.5 / 6
Z. Risacher	9	50%	4.5 / 9
T. Biberovic	9	50%	4.5 / 9
J. Howard	8	57%	4.0 / 7
D. Gafford	7	88%	3.5 / 4
M. Johnson	4	50%	2.0 / 4
J. Poulakidas	3	50%	1.5 / 3
S. Lundy	3	30%	1.5 / 5
D. Powell	1	25%	0.5 / 2
M. Cisse	0	-	0.0 / 3

TS Makes

TS Misses

MATCHUP

Pre-season Avg		Game Stats
Efficiency & Pace		This Game
Efficiency	2 118.1 19 109.3	HOU 129.8 +17.3 DAL 112.5
Pace	18 103.3 10 104.5	HOU 106.7 +5.2 DAL 101.5
Avg. Poss. Time	14 14.0 8 14.3	HOU 13.5 −0.7 DAL 14.2
Four Factors		This Game
EFG %	10 55.5% 24 51.4%	HOU 65.1% +8.7% DAL 56.4%
TO %	15 16.1% 21 17.7%	HOU 17.3% DAL 15.8% −1.5%
ORB %	1 34.9% 5 32.3%	HOU 40.0% +5.9% DAL 34.1%
FTrt	27 28.2 17 32.0	HOU 37.2 +19.1 DAL 18.1
Misc. Stats		This Game
AST %	16 67.2% 4 72.9%	HOU 76.6% DAL 77.3% +0.7%
STL %	11 11.0% 16 9.4%	HOU 10.6% DAL 11.5% +0.9%
BLK %	13 10.7% 5 13.4%	HOU 4.7% DAL 8.0% +3.3%

Season averages charted by z-score with a range of -2 and 2.

Pre-season Avg		Game Stats
Shooting Efficiency		This Game
TS%	10 57.4% 24 54.1%	HOU 66.2% +10.5% DAL 55.7%
Rim FG%	1 76.5% 7 67.9%	HOU 77.3% DAL 79.2% +1.9%
Mid FG%	19 39.5% 26 33.8%	HOU 42.9% +6.1% DAL 36.8%
3P %	15 36.0% 26 32.4%	HOU 50.0% +14.7% DAL 35.3%
FT %	29 69.6% 3 79.8%	HOU 71.9% +7.2% DAL 64.7%
Shot Distribution		This Game
Rim Att. %	30 24.3% 21 30.6%	HOU 25.6% +0.0% DAL 25.5%
Mid Att. %	25 27.1% 11 20.8%	HOU 32.6% DAL 20.2% −12.3%
3P Att. %	5 48.6% 4 48.6%	HOU 41.9% DAL 54.3% +12.4%

Season averages charted by z-score with a range of -2.15 and 2.15.

Game Totals	HOU	DAL
Possessions	104	104
Possession Minutes	23.4	24.6
Points	135	117
Rebounds	43	38
Assists	36	34
Steals	11	12
Blocks	2	4
Turnovers (Team)	21 (0)	18 (1)
Fouls	22	25
Off. Rebounds (Team)	16 (3)	14 (5)
Def. Rebounds (Team)	27 (6)	24 (2)
Field Goals	47-86	44-94
At-the-Rim FG	17-22	19-24
Midrange FG	12-28	7-19
2-Point FG	29-50	26-43
3-Point FG	18-36	18-51
Free Throws	23-32	11-17
Fast Break Pts	22	24
2nd Chance Pts	28	18
Points in Paint	54	50
Pts off Turnovers	27	29
Bench Points	67	55
Biggest Lead	28	0

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	WAS	132
	ATL	139 ◀

	BOS	119 ◀
	CHA	80

	PHI	95
	CLE	119 ◀

	OKC	128 ◀
	MEM	97

	TOR	121 ◀
	MIL	107

	UTA	100
	DAL	112 ◀

	MIN	115 ◀
	NOP	109

	POR	118
	LAL	124 ◀

	SAS	124 ◀
	SAC	109

Scoring Opportunities

Scoring Efficiency

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Win Probability

Scoring Margin

Play-by-Play

SHOOTING

Scoring Efficiency

Scoring by Shot Type

Total Points

Total Points

MATCHUP

Pre-season Avg

Pre-season Avg