⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 40 points inside to 22- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 7:05 · OKC 39-43 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 1:07 · OKC 23-33 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 0:38 · OKC 48-65 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q3 5:37 · OKC 65-85 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:52 · OKC 55-67 DAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 26 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
