⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to six- A 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 up in the third 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 took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 10:16 · DAL 13-5 OKC
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 up
Q3 8:01 · DAL 71-65 OKC
- Steal
Luka Doncic stole it from Isaiah Joe
Q4 2:15 · DAL 100-97 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving bad pass
Q4 2:18 · DAL 100-97 OKC
- Turnover
Luka Doncic lost ball turnover
Q4 0:12 · DAL 104-99 OKC
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · DAL 105-101 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q3 10:43 · DAL 55-65 OKC
- Steal
Isaiah Joe stole it from Kyrie Irving
Q4 2:18 · DAL 100-97 OKC
- Steal
Luguentz Dort stole it from Luka Doncic
Q4 0:12 · DAL 104-99 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Joe bad pass
Q4 2:15 · DAL 100-97 OKC
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bad pass
Q4 1:28 · DAL 102-99 OKC
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander offensive foul
Q4 0:29 · DAL 104-99 OKC
📊The numbers
| DAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 11 |
