⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twenty of 44 from three- A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 35
A 30-0 run took them from 24 down to 6 up 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 30-0 run
A 30-0 run took them from 24 down to 6 up
Q4 10:25 · DAL 117-111 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richaun Holmes misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q1 1:03 · DAL 26-29 OKC
- Turnover
Luka Doncic traveling
Q4 1:27 · DAL 120-118 OKC
- Turnover
Luka Doncic bad pass
Q4 0:39 · DAL 120-122 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 2:42 · DAL 24-27 OKC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22
Q3 2:46 · DAL 81-103 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 1:42 · DAL 120-126 OKC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Luguentz Dort flagrant foul type 1
Q1 1:03 · DAL 26-29 OKC
- Turnover
Chet Holmgren lost ball turnover
Q4 4:20 · DAL 115-111 OKC
📊The numbers
| DAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 19 | Threes made | 20 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 12 | Blocks | 5 |
