⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
+7Q128-21
-13Q217-31
+5Q326-21
-3Q433-34
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 21
Key battles
18Free throws made30
14Points off turnovers9
6Steals4
10Turnovers13
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
