⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q3 4:05 · DAL 73-54 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 8:09 · DAL 86-64 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 7:29 · DAL 13-15 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q4 2:54 · DAL 87-78 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
