⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 11 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
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 25- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 29
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their eight, and outscored them 18-8 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 8:27 · OKC 14-14 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 4:36 · OKC 109-114 DAL
- Steal
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander stole it from Kyrie Irving
Q4 0:08 · OKC 118-121 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenrich Williams bad pass
Q4 0:58 · OKC 111-119 DAL
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · OKC 119-121 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 0:08 · OKC 92-103 DAL
- Steal
Jaden Hardy stole it from Kenrich Williams
Q4 0:58 · OKC 111-119 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
P.J. Washington bad pass
Q4 1:00 · OKC 111-119 DAL
- Turnover
Naji Marshall out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:38 · OKC 113-119 DAL
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball turnover
Q4 0:08 · OKC 118-121 DAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 29 | Assists | 18 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
