⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better 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, eight turnovers to their fifteen- A 19-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 21 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 30
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 49
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 20
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
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 21
Q2 0:53 · DAL 76-55 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 8:15 · DAL 66-53 OKC
- Flagrant
Russell Westbrook flagrant foul type 1 (Harrison Barnes draws the foul)
Q3 4:26 · DAL 79-57 OKC
📊The numbers
| DAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 9% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
