Dallas Mavericks vs. Houston Rockets : Game 1 86.0 - 98.0

The 2005 West 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs featured Dallas Mavericks vs. Houston Rockets head-to-head, and both teams battled 7 times. Out of the 7 game series of the 1st Round of the 2005 NBA Playoffs, Houston Rockets outdueled Dallas Mavericks , coming ontop of the series and winning 4 playoff games as opposed to Dallas Mavericks ’s 3 playoff games victories.

As we examine the head-to-head stats between both teams, we can see that Dallas Mavericks had an offensive rating of 102.4, defensive rating of 116.7, 42.0 free-throw attempts, and 13.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.385 percent clip as a team. Houston Rockets had an offensive rating of 116.7, defensive rating of 102.4, 20.0 free-throw attempts, 16.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.375 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Dallas Mavericks finished the game with a record of 84 , and Houston Rockets recorded Dallas Mavericks possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Dallas Mavericks vs Houston Rockets’s based on the advanced stats,Houston Rockets had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.513 percent, Houston Rockets had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 14.3 vs 15.5 .

The most impactful players on each team in the Dallas Mavericks vs. Houston Rockets matchup of the 2005 West 1st Round NBA Playoffs were Jason Terry and Tracy McGrady based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Jason Terry for the Dallas Mavericks in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs, put up 6.0 and made 4.0 , 3.0 offensive rebounds 3.0 defensive rebounds, 3.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.167. While Tracy McGrady put up 27.0 and made 14.0, 1.0 offensive rebounds, 4.0 defensive rebounds, 6.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.217.