⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 53
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 60
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 11:18 · DAL 10-4 OKC
- Steal
Chandler Parsons stole it from Russell Westbrook
Q4 0:50 · DAL 110-105 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · DAL 110-105 OKC
- Missed FT
Rajon Rondo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · DAL 110-105 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 8:32 · DAL 44-42 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 6:11 · DAL 49-52 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover
Q4 3:25 · DAL 102-102 OKC
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:09 · DAL 104-102 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 0:50 · DAL 110-105 OKC
📊The numbers
| DAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
