⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third 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
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 1:14 · DAL 45-50 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 16
Q4 4:39 · DAL 79-95 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 7:20 · DAL 7-13 OKC
- Technical
Delonte West technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:49 · DAL 57-70 OKC
- Technical
Double technical foul - Brian Cardinal and Kevin Durant
Q4 10:30 · DAL 60-83 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 4:56 · DAL 33-48 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q3 3:23 · DAL 57-78 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses technical free throw
Q3 1:49 · DAL 57-70 OKC
📊The numbers
| DAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
