⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the second quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 10:22 · DAL 32-32 OKC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q2 4:00 · DAL 52-45 OKC
- Steal
Jason Kidd stole it from Russell Westbrook
Q4 3:00 · DAL 108-101 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Tyson Chandler and Kendrick Perkins
Q1 10:49 · DAL 2-2 OKC
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 4:20 · DAL 104-97 OKC
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 0:53 · DAL 116-108 OKC

Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q4 6:39 · DAL 104-99 OKC
- Steal
Serge Ibaka stole it from Jason Kidd
Q4 0:53 · DAL 116-108 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 3:00 · DAL 108-101 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:53 · DAL 108-101 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball
Q4 2:14 · DAL 110-102 OKC
📊The numbers
| DAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 37 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |






