⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:46 · DAL 85-93 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 10:51 · DAL 33-32 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 10:00 · DAL 59-62 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Serge Ibaka misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:22 · DAL 83-91 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant step out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:06 · DAL 92-99 OKC
📊The numbers
| DAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
