⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first quarter- Made four threes to their ten
A 14-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 2 in the third quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 9:25 · DAL 12-5 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 1:06 · DAL 27-14 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 2
Q3 7:43 · DAL 57-55 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour Bad Pass. Stolen by Erick Dampier.
Q4 2:36 · DAL 93-86 OKC
📊The numbers
| DAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 32 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
