⏱️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 second 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, 11 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their one- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 29
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 10:17 · DAL 15-5 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses technical free throw
Q1 8:03 · DAL 12-5 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 3:25 · DAL 106-94 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 1 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 0 |
