⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 29, and were outscored 36-5 off them- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 28
- Made six threes to their fourteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 6:53 · OKC 54-32 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 7:44 · OKC 79-59 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dennis Schroder misses technical free throw
Q4 6:43 · OKC 105-88 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
excess timeout technical foul
Q4 6:43 · OKC 105-88 DAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 14 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 36 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 29 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
