Unlike its most recent games, the Thunder struggled shooting the ball. The squad scored fewer than 100 points for the first time in 15 games. On the other end, second chance points and easy looks at the rim propelled Dallas to a double-digit victory over the Thunder.
In the first quarter, neither team shot over 40 percent from either the field or the 3-point line. It wasn’t until the second quarter that shots started falling, but they weren’t in the Thunder’s direction. All night, the Thunder struggled to knock down shots in the paint. In the first quarter alone, the Thunder shot only 4-12 in the lane and by the end of the night, 18 of 46.