⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 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 18-0 run took them from 17 down to 1 up in the first 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis lost ball
Q4 1:25 · OKC 95-99 DAL
- Turnover
Damien Wilkins turnover
Q4 1:13 · OKC 95-101 DAL
- Missed FT
Johan Petro misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · OKC 97-103 DAL

Mavericks
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 17 down to 1 up
Q1 0:33 · OKC 34-35 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 0:42 · OKC 53-60 DAL
- Steal
Jason Terry stole it from Rashard Lewis
Q4 1:25 · OKC 95-99 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:40 · OKC 95-99 DAL
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · OKC 97-103 DAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |







