⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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, 13 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Gave up second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to their two
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q4 5:03 · OKC 115-90 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 15
Q3 4:11 · OKC 85-70 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q4 1:55 · OKC 115-99 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 4 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
