⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
+2Q128-27
-7Q217-22
-4Q316-21
+10Q433-24
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their seventeen- Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 45
Key battles
12Free throws made26
8Offensive rebounds16
19Points off turnovers11
4Blocks7
📊The numbers
| OKC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
