⏱️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 first 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, 23 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 41
- Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 38
- A 14-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 39 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 10:48 · OKC 11-0 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q1 1:43 · OKC 37-20 DAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 39
Q2 6:21 · OKC 70-31 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 14 | Threes made | 8 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 38 | Assists | 19 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
