⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 24- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 42
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 6:56 · OKC 56-48 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 3:41 · OKC 66-50 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover
Q4 0:55 · OKC 116-108 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 10:11 · OKC 3-12 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 11:19 · OKC 97-91 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q4 3:48 · OKC 116-108 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:58 · OKC 108-96 DAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
