⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
-15Q122-34
-6Q223-25
-10Q324-33
-1Q419-18
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 15-7 off them
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 34
Key battles
4Threes made12
7Points off turnovers15
4Steals9
12Offensive rebounds7
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 4 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
