⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 19 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. 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 better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- Ties it
Steve Nash made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:23 · DAL 2-2 OKC
- Ties it
Michael Finley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:05 · DAL 4-4 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- Lead
Desmond Mason made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:02 · DAL 0-1 OKC
- Lead
Vladimir Radmanovic made Layup.
Q4 0:06 · DAL 2-4 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Desmond Mason missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:02 · DAL 0-0 OKC
- Missed FT
Gary Payton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:31 · DAL 0-2 OKC
📊The numbers
| DAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
