⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 39
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 8:29 · OKC 38-33 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 8:11 · OKC 104-87 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q4 6:36 · OKC 113-89 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander technical foul
Q3 9:56 · OKC 64-55 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 9:21 · OKC 66-65 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
