⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 24 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their twelve- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 2
- A 15-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 18 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 9:19 · DAL 33-31 OKC
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 18
Q2 3:55 · DAL 59-41 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 0:23 · DAL 83-76 OKC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
P.J. Washington flagrant foul type 1
Q3 4:57 · DAL 67-60 OKC
- Turnover
P.J. Washington turnover
Q4 3:45 · DAL 95-91 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 8:11 · DAL 10-9 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 1:24 · DAL 20-26 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8
Q3 11:52 · DAL 63-55 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Williams offensive foul
Q4 3:40 · DAL 95-91 OKC
- Turnover
Jalen Williams turnover
Q4 3:40 · DAL 95-91 OKC
- Turnover
Cason Wallace lost ball turnover
Q4 1:03 · DAL 98-93 OKC
📊The numbers
| DAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 16 | Threes made | 20 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
