⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 9 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 7:26 · DAL 21-11 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 8:25 · DAL 65-65 OKC
- Steal
Jason Kidd stole it from Kevin Durant
Q4 1:47 · DAL 96-102 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki lost ball
Q4 3:40 · DAL 92-100 OKC
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 1:30 · DAL 96-102 OKC
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:36 · DAL 99-104 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 10:30 · DAL 35-40 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q2 1:12 · DAL 57-65 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball
Q4 1:47 · DAL 96-102 OKC
- Missed FT
Nick Collison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:19 · DAL 96-102 OKC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:12 · DAL 100-104 OKC
📊The numbers
| DAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
