⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 28- A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the fourth quarter
- They shot well above their usual, ten of nineteen from three
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 7:00 · DAL 38-37 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 4:56 · DAL 91-92 OKC
- Turnover
Ian Mahinmi offensive foul (James Harden draws the foul)
Q4 3:14 · DAL 91-94 OKC
- Turnover
Ian Mahinmi turnover
Q4 3:14 · DAL 91-94 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:29 · DAL 86-85 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 5:33 · DAL 91-96 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:52 · DAL 61-54 OKC
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · DAL 97-103 OKC
📊The numbers
| DAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
