⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower 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, 11 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 19-10 off them
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 1-point lead to 10
Q1 8:07 · DAL 16-6 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Hardaway Jr. bad pass
Q4 1:10 · DAL 91-94 OKC
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · DAL 94-96 OKC
- Missed FT
P.J. Washington misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · DAL 95-98 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 5:24 · DAL 86-89 OKC
- Steal
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander stole it from Tim Hardaway Jr.
Q4 1:10 · DAL 91-94 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 13 | Blocks | 9 |
