⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 48
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 3:54 · DAL 79-78 OKC
- Steal
Jason Terry stole it from Desmond Mason
Q4 2:27 · DAL 98-93 OKC
- Steal
Jason Kidd stole it from Jeff Green
Q4 0:12 · DAL 101-97 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devean George misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:20 · DAL 99-93 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 3:27 · DAL 46-52 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Desmond Mason bad pass
Q4 2:27 · DAL 98-93 OKC
- Turnover
Jeff Green bad pass
Q4 0:20 · DAL 99-97 OKC
- Turnover
Jeff Green lost ball
Q4 0:12 · DAL 101-97 OKC
📊The numbers
| DAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
