⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their ten- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 52
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:06 · DAL 12-0 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 7:39 · DAL 40-37 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q2 2:12 · DAL 66-50 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:00 · DAL 69-58 OKC
- Technical
Reggie Bullock technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:40 · DAL 95-87 OKC
- Turnover
Luka Doncic bad pass
Q4 0:29 · DAL 119-112 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 1:47 · DAL 19-26 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 10:12 · DAL 69-62 OKC
- Steal
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander stole it from Luka Doncic
Q4 0:29 · DAL 119-112 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Giddey bad pass
Q4 0:13 · DAL 121-114 OKC
📊The numbers
| DAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 22 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
