⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28 in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 29
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q4 4:48 · OKC 93-109 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 0:47 · OKC 25-30 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 2:10 · OKC 43-62 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28
Q3 8:29 · OKC 54-82 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
