⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their nineteen- Ran them off the floor, 30 fast break points to 8
- Made no threes to their seven
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q1 1:21 · OKC 19-25 DAL
- Winner
Kevin Durant hit a 17-foot jumper
Q4 0:41 · OKC 96-95 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 2:58 · OKC 99-95 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Johan Petro offensive foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)
Q4 3:34 · OKC 89-93 DAL
- Turnover
Johan Petro turnover
Q4 3:34 · OKC 89-93 DAL
- Missed FT
Nick Collison misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · OKC 99-95 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses technical free throw
Q2 1:28 · OKC 47-47 DAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 0 | Threes made | 7 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 70 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
