⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 18 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, 18 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 32 from three- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 37
- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34
- A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 33
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the fourth quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q1 5:00 · OKC 31-14 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 2:36 · OKC 62-43 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21
Q3 7:45 · OKC 80-59 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenrich Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:35 · OKC 101-88 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q2 1:09 · OKC 62-52 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 7:32 · OKC 99-88 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q4 4:38 · OKC 103-101 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses technical free throw
Q2 10:12 · OKC 37-24 DAL
- Missed FT
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 1:58 · OKC 103-99 DAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 16 | Threes made | 15 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
