DALLAS – As back and forth as the first half was on Sunday night, with both offenses thriving in their drastically different ways, the second half was all about massive, sweeping runs and scoreless droughts.
In a heartbreaking 105-103 loss on the road to the Mavericks to start a rare road-home back-to-back against the same team, the Thunder was completely disruptive defensively to start the game, registering seven points off of six Mavericks turnovers – including five Thunder steals – in the first 6:15 of action. The result was a 10-0 run to take a nine-point lead, but Dallas charged back with a 12-2 burst thanks to 5 first quarter offensive rebounds.