⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 23- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 36
- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the fourth quarter
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 56
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 8:11 · OKC 43-34 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Serge Ibaka double technical foul
Q2 0:47 · OKC 54-51 DAL
- Missed FT
Thabo Sefolosha misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:41 · OKC 92-95 DAL
- Turnover
Nick Collison turnover
Q4 3:28 · OKC 93-100 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 3:28 · OKC 50-51 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 7:22 · OKC 90-93 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q4 4:28 · OKC 93-107 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
