⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the third quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q3 7:33 · OKC 73-59 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Serge Ibaka technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:12 · OKC 77-64 DAL
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:54 · OKC 92-84 DAL
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:54 · OKC 92-84 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 7:01 · OKC 10-18 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
