Dunks & Threes: Pro Basketball Analysis

All Games Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Final			W-Prob	pScore		ORTG	#Poss	Pace
	15	Mavericks	41%	111	99	99.0	100	96.7
	8	Rockets	59%	114	110	112.2	98	101.4

Scoring Opportunities

DAL

-20

HOU

+14

-12

100

Base

ORB

TOV

Scoring Efficiency

DAL

1.15 57.6%

HOU

1.10 55.0%

Points per Opportunity/ True Shooting %

15 Dallas Mavericks

PLAYER	MIN	PTS	TS%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	FT	FT%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%
Kyrie Irving #11 · PG · 6'2" 195 · 33	37.3	16	57%	7	2	3	2	4	4	0	7	2-3	67%	7-11	64%	0-2	0%
Klay Thompson #31 · SF · 6'5" 220 · 35	31.7	16	73%	5	1	1	0	5	3	1	4	0-0	-	2-3	67%	4-8	50%
Spencer Dinwiddie #26 · SG · 6'5" 215 · 32	24.4	8	50%	1	2	0	0	3	1	0	1	0-2	0%	1-3	33%	2-4	50%
Dereck Lively II #2 · C · 7'1" 230 · 21	20.4	8	80%	6	6	1	4	0	4	1	5	0-0	-	4-5	80%	0-0	-
P.J. Washington #25 · PF · 6'7" 230 · 26	16.1	6	38%	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0-0	-	3-7	43%	0-1	0%

Quentin Grimes #5 · SG · 6'5" 207 · 25	30.2	17	57%	5	3	0	1	1	0	1	4	3-4	75%	4-6	67%	2-7	29%
Maxi Kleber #42 · PF · 6'10" 240 · 33	29.6	5	63%	2	1	1	1	2	4	1	1	0-0	-	1-2	50%	1-2	50%
Jaden Hardy #1 · SG · 6'3" 198 · 22	20.7	11	69%	0	3	1	0	3	0	0	0	1-5	20%	2-3	67%	2-3	67%
Daniel Gafford #21 · PF · 6'10" 265 · 26	11.8	4	50%	4	0	1	1	2	2	1	3	0-0	-	2-4	50%	0-0	-
Olivier-Maxence Prosper #8 · PF · 6'7" 230 · 22	7.0	6	100%	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0-0	-	3-3	100%	0-0	-
Dwight Powell #7 · C · 6'10" 240 · 33	7.0	2	100%	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	2-2	100%	0-0	-	0-0	-
Brandon Williams #10 · PG · 6'1" 190 · 25	2.0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-
Jazian Gortman #00 · PG · 6'2" 184 · 22	1.9	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-1	0%
Markieff Morris #88 · PF · 6'10" 245 · 35	DNP – Coach's Decision
Naji Marshall #13 · SF · 6'6" 220 · 27	NWT - Not With Team
Kessler Edwards #20 · SF · 6'8" 203 · 24	INACTIVE
Danté Exum #0 · PG · 6'5" 214 · 29	Inactive - Injury/Illness \| Right Wrist; Surgery
Luka Dončić #77 · PG · 6'8" 230 · 26	Inactive - Injury/Illness \| Left Calf; Strain
PLAYER	MIN	PTS	TS%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	FT	FT%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%
TOTAL	240	99	58%	38	19	9	12	20	20	6	32	8-16	50%	29-47	62%	11-28	39%

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15 Dallas Mavericks

PLAYER	MIN	PTS	TS%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	FT	FT%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%
Kyrie Irving #11 · PG · 6'2" 195 · 33	37.3	16	57%	7	2	3	2	4	4	0	7	2-3	67%	7-11	64%	0-2	0%
Klay Thompson #31 · SF · 6'5" 220 · 35	31.7	16	73%	5	1	1	0	5	3	1	4	0-0	-	2-3	67%	4-8	50%
Spencer Dinwiddie #26 · SG · 6'5" 215 · 32	24.4	8	50%	1	2	0	0	3	1	0	1	0-2	0%	1-3	33%	2-4	50%
Dereck Lively II #2 · C · 7'1" 230 · 21	20.4	8	80%	6	6	1	4	0	4	1	5	0-0	-	4-5	80%	0-0	-
P.J. Washington #25 · PF · 6'7" 230 · 26	16.1	6	38%	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0-0	-	3-7	43%	0-1	0%

Quentin Grimes #5 · SG · 6'5" 207 · 25	30.2	17	57%	5	3	0	1	1	0	1	4	3-4	75%	4-6	67%	2-7	29%
Maxi Kleber #42 · PF · 6'10" 240 · 33	29.6	5	63%	2	1	1	1	2	4	1	1	0-0	-	1-2	50%	1-2	50%
Jaden Hardy #1 · SG · 6'3" 198 · 22	20.7	11	69%	0	3	1	0	3	0	0	0	1-5	20%	2-3	67%	2-3	67%
Daniel Gafford #21 · PF · 6'10" 265 · 26	11.8	4	50%	4	0	1	1	2	2	1	3	0-0	-	2-4	50%	0-0	-
Olivier-Maxence Prosper #8 · PF · 6'7" 230 · 22	7.0	6	100%	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0-0	-	3-3	100%	0-0	-
Dwight Powell #7 · C · 6'10" 240 · 33	7.0	2	100%	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	2-2	100%	0-0	-	0-0	-
Brandon Williams #10 · PG · 6'1" 190 · 25	2.0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-
Jazian Gortman #00 · PG · 6'2" 184 · 22	1.9	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-1	0%
Markieff Morris #88 · PF · 6'10" 245 · 35	DNP – Coach's Decision
Naji Marshall #13 · SF · 6'6" 220 · 27	NWT - Not With Team
Kessler Edwards #20 · SF · 6'8" 203 · 24	INACTIVE
Danté Exum #0 · PG · 6'5" 214 · 29	Inactive - Injury/Illness \| Right Wrist; Surgery
Luka Dončić #77 · PG · 6'8" 230 · 26	Inactive - Injury/Illness \| Left Calf; Strain
PLAYER	MIN	PTS	TS%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	FT	FT%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%
TOTAL	240	99	58%	38	19	9	12	20	20	6	32	8-16	50%	29-47	62%	11-28	39%

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8 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 · 31	41.8	5	28%	5	7	6	0	2	3	0	5	3-3	100%	1-4	25%	0-4	0%
Dillon Brooks #9 · SF · 6'7" 225 · 29	39.8	19	56%	6	1	1	0	0	3	2	4	4-4	100%	3-7	43%	3-8	38%
Jalen Green #4 · SG · 6'4" 186 · 23	37.7	22	48%	5	0	1	0	2	3	0	5	4-5	80%	9-18	50%	0-3	0%
Alperen Sengun #28 · C · 6'11" 243 · 22	36.8	23	61%	6	4	5	0	4	2	0	6	5-8	63%	9-15	60%	0-1	0%
Jabari Smith Jr. #10 · PF · 6'11" 220 · 22	22.8	12	67%	2	0	2	1	2	1	1	1	1-2	50%	4-6	67%	1-2	50%

Cam Whitmore #7 · SF · 6'6" 230 · 20	24.0	18	100%	3	1	1	0	2	2	0	3	1-1	100%	4-5	80%	3-4	75%
Aaron Holiday #0 · PG · 6'0" 185 · 28	15.1	4	50%	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0-0	-	2-2	100%	0-2	0%
Jae'Sean Tate #8 · SF · 6'4" 230 · 29	14.6	3	30%	3	2	1	0	0	2	0	3	0-0	-	0-4	0%	1-1	100%
Steven Adams #12 · C · 6'11" 265 · 31	7.4	4	67%	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0-0	-	2-3	67%	0-0	-
Reed Sheppard #15 · SG · 6'2" 185 · 21	DNP – Coach's Decision
Jock Landale #2 · C · 6'11" 255 · 29	DNP – Coach's Decision
Jeff Green #32 · PF · 6'8" 235 · 38	DNP – Coach's Decision
Tari Eason #17 · SF · 6'8" 215 · 24	DND - Injury/Illness \| Left Lower Leg; Injury Management
Amen Thompson #1 · SF · 6'7" 200 · 22	NWT - Not With Team
Nate Williams #19 · SG · 6'5" 205 · 26	Inactive - G League - Two-Way
Jack McVeigh #58 · PF · 6'8" 215 · 29	Inactive - G League - Two-Way
N'Faly Dante #3 · C · 6'11" 230 · 23	Inactive - G League - Two-Way
PLAYER	MIN	PTS	TS%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	FT	FT%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%
TOTAL	240	110	55%	35	16	17	1	12	18	4	31	18-23	78%	34-64	53%	8-25	32%

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WIN PROBABILITY | PLAYS

Win Probability

Scoring Margin

Play-by-Play

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

SHOOTING

Scoring Efficiency

DAL

1.15 57.6%

HOU

1.10 55.0%

Points per Opportunity/ True Shooting %

Scoring by Shot Type

At the Rim (within 5 feet)

DAL

72%

HOU

51%

Midrange

DAL

44%

HOU

56%

3PT | Effective 3PT

DAL

16.5

39%

59%

HOU

12.0

32%

48%

Free Throws

DAL

50%

HOU

78%

Makes

Effective 3P Makes

Efficiency

Misses

Bars scaled to point value.

Total Points

Mavericks

PLAYER	PTS	TS%	TSM / TSA
Q. Grimes	17	57%	8.5 / 15
K. Irving	16	57%	8.0 / 14
K. Thompson	16	73%	8.0 / 11
J. Hardy	11	69%	5.5 / 8
S. Dinwiddie	8	50%	4.0 / 8
D. Lively	8	80%	4.0 / 5
P. Washington	6	38%	3.0 / 8
O. Prosper	6	100%	3.0 / 3
M. Kleber	5	63%	2.5 / 4
D. Gafford	4	50%	2.0 / 4
D. Powell	2	100%	1.0 / 1
J. Gortman	0	-	0.0 / 1

TS Makes

TS Misses

Total Points

Rockets

PLAYER	PTS	TS%	TSM / TSA
A. Sengun	23	61%	11.5 / 19
J. Green	22	48%	11.0 / 23
D. Brooks	19	56%	9.5 / 17
C. Whitmore	18	100%	9.0 / 9
J. Smith	12	67%	6.0 / 9
F. VanVleet	5	28%	2.5 / 9
A. Holiday	4	50%	2.0 / 4
S. Adams	4	67%	2.0 / 3
J. Tate	3	30%	1.5 / 5

TS Makes

TS Misses

MATCHUP

Reg Season Avg		Game Stats
Efficiency & Pace		This Game
Efficiency	18 113.6 12 114.9	DAL 99.0 HOU 112.2 +13.2
Pace	11 100.3 18 99.0	DAL 96.7 HOU 101.4 +4.7
Avg. Poss. Time	16 14.4 12 14.8	DAL 14.9 HOU 14.2 −0.7
Four Factors		This Game
EFG %	14 54.9% 23 52.3%	DAL 60.7% +9.0% HOU 51.7%
TO %	12 13.2% 10 13.1%	DAL 19.6% HOU 12.4% −7.2%
ORB %	23 23.4% 1 31.7%	DAL 16.2% +5.1% HOU 11.1%
FTrt	4 26.3 16 24.2	DAL 21.3 HOU 25.8 +4.5
Misc. Stats		This Game
AST %	27 60.1% 30 54.9%	DAL 47.5% +9.4% HOU 38.1%
STL %	22 7.7% 9 8.4%	DAL 9.0% HOU 17.3% +8.3%
BLK %	10 9.7% 15 9.3%	DAL 18.8% +16.7% HOU 2.1%

Season averages charted by z-score with a range of -2.58 and 2.58.

Reg Season Avg		Game Stats
Shooting Efficiency		This Game
TS%	14 56.9% 24 53.9%	DAL 57.6% +2.6% HOU 55.0%
Rim FG%	8 66.0% 25 61.5%	DAL 72.4% +21.1% HOU 51.3%
Mid FG%	15 43.7% 24 40.4%	DAL 44.4% HOU 56.0% +11.6%
3P %	15 36.4% 21 35.3%	DAL 39.3% +7.3% HOU 32.0%
FT %	24 77.0% 30 73.8%	DAL 50.0% HOU 78.3% +28.3%
Shot Distribution		This Game
Rim Att. %	16 31.4% 10 33.3%	DAL 38.7% HOU 43.8% +5.2%
Mid Att. %	27 29.6% 23 28.3%	DAL 24.0% −4.1% HOU 28.1%
3P Att. %	24 38.9% 27 38.4%	DAL 37.3% +9.2% HOU 28.1%

Season averages charted by z-score with a range of -2.2 and 2.2.

Game Totals	DAL	HOU
Possessions	100	98
Possession Minutes	24.8	23.2
Points	99	110
Rebounds	38	35
Assists	19	16
Steals	9	17
Blocks	12	1
Turnovers (Team)	20 (0)	12 (2)
Fouls	20	18
Off. Rebounds (Team)	6 (0)	4 (10)
Def. Rebounds (Team)	32 (3)	31 (1)
Field Goals	40-75	42-89
At-the-Rim FG	21-29	20-39
Midrange FG	8-18	14-25
2-Point FG	29-47	34-64
3-Point FG	11-28	8-25
Free Throws	8-16	18-23
Fast Break Pts	15	15
2nd Chance Pts	8	12
Points in Paint	46	52
Pts off Turnovers	15	22
Bench Points	45	29
Biggest Lead	10	18

Scoring Opportunities

Scoring Efficiency

WIN PROBABILITY | PLAYS

Win Probability

Scoring Margin

Play-by-Play

SHOOTING

Scoring Efficiency

Scoring by Shot Type

Total Points

Total Points

MATCHUP

Reg Season Avg

Reg Season Avg