⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
+10Q127-21
-5Q223-31
+9Q327-21
-5Q424-30
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 32
Key battles
28Free throws made9
3Threes made10
18%Three-point accuracy36%
7Blocks3
📊The numbers
| DAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
