⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 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 second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to seven- A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, seven free throws to their nineteen
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q1 9:03 · OKC 15-9 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q3 9:53 · OKC 70-56 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q4 7:32 · OKC 111-92 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:12 · OKC 0-8 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q4 10:23 · OKC 97-87 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 20 | Threes made | 15 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 36 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
