⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 12 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, 34 free throws to their ten- Won the glass, 39 rebounds to 28
- A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the third quarter
A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up
Q1 7:37 · OKC 22-12 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 1:00 · OKC 95-101 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 7:28 · OKC 64-64 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 5:50 · OKC 85-95 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
