⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better 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 took them from 1 down to 11 up in the second quarter- Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 45
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
- Ties it
Antonio Daniels made two point shot.
Q4 1:30 · OKC 87-87 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ray Allen Lost Ball. Stolen by Keith Van Horn.
Q4 3:35 · OKC 83-85 DAL
- Missed FT
Ray Allen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:58 · OKC 87-89 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 7:45 · OKC 9-16 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q2 0:27 · OKC 45-56 DAL
- Winner
Dirk Nowitzki made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:14 · OKC 87-88 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 11:40 · OKC 70-72 DAL
- Missed FT
Jason Terry missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:56 · OKC 83-85 DAL
- Missed FT
Jason Terry missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:56 · OKC 83-85 DAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
