⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 37- A 16-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 18 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 8:45 · DAL 12-8 OKC
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 18
Q1 5:26 · DAL 32-14 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q3 0:01 · DAL 90-74 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:54 · DAL 50-41 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q1 1:04 · DAL 32-22 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 7:35 · DAL 65-63 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 9 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
