⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, 37 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40
- Made five threes to their eleven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 7:09 · DAL 88-88 SA
- Lead
Steve Nash made 10 ft Jumper.
Q4 2:33 · DAL 94-92 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eduardo Najera missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:31 · DAL 92-91 SA
- Missed FT
Greg Buckner missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:19 · DAL 99-100 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:12 · DAL 2-10 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 5:41 · DAL 36-47 SA
- Winner
Tim Duncan made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:44 · DAL 94-95 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David Robinson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:59 · DAL 92-92 SA
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:44 · DAL 94-95 SA
- Missed FT
Antonio Daniels missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:20 · DAL 98-100 SA
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
