⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 16 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, 11 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 34 from three- A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22 in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 53
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 0:50 · DAL 30-22 OKC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22
Q2 5:54 · DAL 52-30 OKC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Harrison Barnes flagrant foul type 1
Q1 6:47 · DAL 9-10 OKC
- Missed FT
J.J. Barea misses technical free throw
Q2 10:09 · DAL 25-22 OKC
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses technical free throw
Q4 4:54 · DAL 103-88 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 12
Q2 1:37 · DAL 57-45 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 8:52 · DAL 68-55 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dennis Schroder misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q1 6:47 · DAL 9-10 OKC
- Technical
Billy Donovan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:09 · DAL 25-22 OKC
- Technical
Dennis Schroder technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:54 · DAL 103-88 OKC
📊The numbers
| DAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 26 |
| 31 | Assists | 17 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
