⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 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, 28 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 46
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
- Go-ahead
Kevin Durant hit a two point shot
Q4 1:57 · OKC 96-95 DAL
- Go-ahead
Kevin Martin hit a 25-foot three jumper, Kevin Durant with the assist
OT 3:56 · OKC 101-100 DAL
- Winner
Russell Westbrook hit a 16-foot jumper
OT 1:04 · OKC 105-104 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover
Q4 4:56 · OKC 87-91 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 10:37 · OKC 47-58 DAL
- Lead
Darren Collison hit a two point shot
OT 4:20 · OKC 98-100 DAL
- Go-ahead
Shawn Marion hit a 9-foot jumper, Darren Collison with the assist
OT 3:40 · OKC 101-102 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo lost ball turnover
Q4 0:07 · OKC 96-95 DAL
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo bad pass
OT 0:45 · OKC 105-104 DAL
- Missed FT
O.J. Mayo misses free throw 1 of 3
OT 0:33 · OKC 107-104 DAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 13 | Blocks | 5 |
