⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 21- Kept giving it away, 26 turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 33-11 off them
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
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 2 down to 8 up
Q2 3:48 · OKC 52-44 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 3:50 · OKC 75-73 DAL
- Winner
Kevin Durant hit a 28-foot three jumper, Thabo Sefolosha with the assist
Q4 0:00 · OKC 104-102 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins lost ball
Q4 4:58 · OKC 89-88 DAL
- Missed FT
Serge Ibaka misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · OKC 101-99 DAL
- Missed FT
Serge Ibaka misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · OKC 101-99 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 9:15 · OKC 2-11 DAL
- Ties it
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 25-foot three jumper, Jason Terry with the assist
Q4 1:39 · OKC 96-96 DAL
- Go-ahead
Vince Carter hit a 24-foot three jumper, Dirk Nowitzki with the assist
Q4 0:01 · OKC 101-102 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shawn Marion bad pass
Q4 2:06 · OKC 96-93 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki offensive foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)
Q4 1:04 · OKC 98-96 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki turnover
Q4 1:04 · OKC 98-96 DAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 33 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
