⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 36
- Made six threes to their twelve
A 15-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 4 in the fourth 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 4
Q4 7:36 · DAL 89-93 OKC
- Steal
P.J. Washington stole it from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Q4 1:32 · DAL 89-95 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Hartenstein out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:24 · DAL 87-93 OKC
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bad pass
Q4 1:32 · DAL 89-95 OKC
📊The numbers
| DAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
