⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 18 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, 15 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 22- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 33
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their thirteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 8:36 · OKC 96-99 DAL
- Steal
Alex Caruso stole it from Kyrie Irving
Q4 1:06 · OKC 110-116 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Luguentz Dort flagrant foul type 2
Q3 6:50 · OKC 68-74 DAL
- Technical
Jalen Williams technical foul
Q3 6:50 · OKC 68-74 DAL
- Turnover
Alex Caruso out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:03 · OKC 115-119 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q2 1:19 · OKC 62-65 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball turnover
Q4 1:06 · OKC 110-116 DAL
- Turnover
Spencer Dinwiddie offensive foul
Q4 0:05 · OKC 115-119 DAL
- Turnover
Spencer Dinwiddie turnover
Q4 0:05 · OKC 115-119 DAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
