⏱️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 third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 24- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 47
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 9:22 · OKC 33-24 DAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q3 0:44 · OKC 85-75 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour bad pass
Q4 0:52 · OKC 93-94 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- Winner
Dirk Nowitzki hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:42 · OKC 89-90 DAL
- Ties it
Dirk Nowitzki hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:42 · OKC 89-89 DAL
- Steal
Jason Terry stole it from Luke Ridnour
Q4 0:52 · OKC 93-94 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:52 · OKC 87-84 DAL
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:31 · OKC 91-93 DAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
