⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse 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, 33 free throws to their ten
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 dragged them back level
Q2 1:02 · OKC 52-52 DAL
- Winner
Serge Ibaka hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:46 · OKC 92-91 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 2:24 · OKC 95-91 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:15 · OKC 52-54 DAL
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook step out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:42 · OKC 90-91 DAL
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · OKC 92-91 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 5:16 · OKC 85-88 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 1:23 · OKC 90-91 DAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:22 · OKC 92-91 DAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 13 | Assists | 19 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
