⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 28
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 3:51 · OKC 85-83 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 3:27 · OKC 113-108 DAL
- Winner
Russell Westbrook hit a 13-foot two point shot
Q4 1:02 · OKC 115-113 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 1:20 · OKC 113-111 DAL
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · OKC 117-114 DAL
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · OKC 117-114 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q1 3:19 · OKC 27-25 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 11:25 · OKC 60-62 DAL
- Ties it
J.J. Barea hit a two point shot
Q4 1:15 · OKC 113-113 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 2:23 · OKC 109-108 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki lost ball turnover
Q4 2:05 · OKC 111-108 DAL
- Missed FT
Zaza Pachulia misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:41 · OKC 115-113 DAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
