⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 35
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 26-12 off them
A 18-0 run took them from 2 down to 16 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 9:33 · SA 14-6 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 2:23 · SA 51-52 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 10:38 · SA 90-73 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David Robinson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:05 · SA 103-97 DAL
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:17 · SA 109-101 DAL
- Missed FT
Tony Parker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:10 · SA 110-104 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 3:02 · SA 25-23 DAL
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 2 down to 16 up
Q2 11:15 · SA 31-47 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 6:50 · SA 93-87 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash Bad Pass. Stolen by David Robinson.
Q4 1:38 · SA 100-94 DAL
- Turnover
Raef Lafrentz Lost Ball. Stolen by David Robinson.
Q4 0:54 · SA 103-97 DAL
- Turnover
Nick Van Exel Bad Pass. Stolen by Tony Parker.
Q4 0:19 · SA 109-101 DAL
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
