⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
-3Q122-26
+1Q221-22
-19Q311-30
+9Q436-26
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 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, 32 free throws to their 22- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their eleven
Key battles
11Turnovers20
21Offensive rebounds14
15Free throws made22
35%Shooting from the field48%
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
