⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 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, 72 points inside to 46- A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the third quarter
- Made four threes to their fourteen
- They shot well above their usual, fourteen of 31 from three
- Lost the glass, 34 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 0:00 · OKC 70-66 DAL
- Lead
Anthony Morrow hit a 17-foot jumper, Steven Adams with the assist
Q4 2:12 · OKC 127-125 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Turnover (lane violation)
Q4 3:09 · OKC 124-121 DAL
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:50 · OKC 125-123 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 7:05 · OKC 83-81 DAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q3 0:59 · OKC 101-111 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 1:55 · OKC 131-134 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:41 · OKC 129-132 DAL
- Missed FT
Monta Ellis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · OKC 131-135 DAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 62% |
| 14 | Threes made | 4 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Assists | 35 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
