⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their thirteen
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
- Winner
Kevin Ollie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:39 · OKC 94-93 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ray Allen missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 5:56 · OKC 11-10 DAL
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:50 · OKC 90-87 DAL
- Missed FT
Kevin Ollie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · OKC 105-100 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 10:15 · OKC 61-67 DAL
- Ties it
Nick Van Exel made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 2:57 · OKC 93-93 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:26 · OKC 95-93 DAL
- Turnover
Adrian Griffin Out of Bounds
Q4 0:23 · OKC 102-97 DAL
- Turnover
Walt Williams Lost Ball
Q4 0:02 · OKC 107-100 DAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
