⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 41
Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 30
Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 22-14 off them
Key battles
📊The numbers
| DAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 22 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |







