⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of seventeen from three- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 8:51 · OKC 15-6 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 0:05 · OKC 75-71 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball
Q4 4:13 · OKC 78-82 DAL
- Turnover
Jeff Green bad pass
Q4 2:03 · OKC 80-87 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- Steal
Josh Howard stole it from Jeff Green
Q4 2:03 · OKC 80-87 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Erick Dampier misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:43 · OKC 78-82 DAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
