⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 28
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
- Turnover
Jason Kidd backcourt
Q4 3:47 · DAL 89-81 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 4:54 · DAL 68-61 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:33 · DAL 77-65 OKC
📊The numbers
| DAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 12 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
