⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 7:53 · OKC 15-10 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 0:58 · OKC 44-51 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 3:03 · OKC 86-90 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Isaiah Roby misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:19 · OKC 83-90 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 2:55 · OKC 20-26 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 8:11 · OKC 29-38 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 28 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
