⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
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 Mavericks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their five
Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 0
A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 1:44 · DAL 33-28 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q3 9:49 · DAL 76-61 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27
Q4 5:26 · DAL 120-93 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 6:50 · DAL 78-71 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 16 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.

Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. GaffordF | 27 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +14 |
P.J. WashingtonF | 27 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 7-16 | 2-7 | 2-2 | +2 |
C. FlaggF | 33 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 31 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 10-23 | 2-8 | 4-4 | +12 |
K. IrvingG | 27 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 6-14 | 3-8 | 0-0 | +25 |
M. ChristieG | 22 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3-8 | 3-7 | 2-2 | +14 |
Z. RisacherF | 29 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5-6 | 2-3 | 1-2 | +16 |
M. SasserG | 22 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 1-1 | +11 |
M. Johnson Jr.F | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +7 |
W. Clayton Jr.G | 15 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-2 | +11 |
C. MartinF | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +8 |
T. LawalF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
M. CisseC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
J. HowardG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 120 | 49 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 46-97 | 16-45 | 12-15 |

Thunder
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I. HartensteinC Double-double | 26 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 24 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -12 |
K. WilliamsG | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -19 |
S. Gilgeous-AlexanderG | 28 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 7-19 | 1-6 | 6-6 | -21 |
J. McCainG | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 3-13 | 0-6 | 4-5 | -13 |
A. MitchellG | 28 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 12-20 | 2-5 | 3-3 | +4 |
B. StirtzG | 28 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | -14 |
J. DixG | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1-8 | 0-6 | 0-0 | -20 |
A. MaraC | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -8 |
Jay. WilliamsF | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +3 |
B. BarnhizerF | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-3 | -16 |
M. PeavyG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Team | 96 | 43 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 36-87 | 5-32 | 19-23 |








