⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 25
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
- Winner
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 25-foot three jumper, Shawn Marion with the assist
Q4 1:14 · DAL 95-94 OKC
- Steal
Shawn Marion stole it from Nick Collison
Q4 0:51 · DAL 95-94 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 2:12 · DAL 98-94 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jose Juan Barea misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:46 · DAL 85-90 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 3:50 · DAL 66-72 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 1:36 · DAL 92-94 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball
Q4 1:15 · DAL 92-94 OKC
- Turnover
Nick Collison bad pass
Q4 0:51 · DAL 95-94 OKC
📊The numbers
| DAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
