⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 25- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 30
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 5:45 · DAL 25-9 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 10:04 · DAL 66-57 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 10:17 · DAL 88-73 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:01 · DAL 42-42 OKC
- Technical
Devean George double technical foul
Q2 1:44 · DAL 51-53 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses technical free throw
Q1 6:39 · DAL 15-5 OKC
📊The numbers
| DAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 15 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
