⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 40
- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 34
A 15-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 4 in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 27
Q4 10:57 · DAL 119-92 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 35
Q4 8:28 · DAL 129-94 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 31-point lead to 41
Q4 2:10 · DAL 146-105 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 12
Q1 0:48 · DAL 47-35 OKC
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 4
Q2 8:27 · DAL 56-52 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 15 | Threes made | 17 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 33 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
