⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 37
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 9:12 · DAL 13-6 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 0:06 · DAL 50-43 SA
- Winner
Dirk Nowitzki made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.
Q4 2:55 · DAL 85-82 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash Bad Pass. Stolen by Emanuel Ginobili.
Q4 4:16 · DAL 82-78 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 10:00 · DAL 31-34 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 8:07 · DAL 80-74 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 5:22 · DAL 82-82 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
David Robinson Technical Foul
Q1 10:47 · DAL 2-3 SA
- Technical
Bruce Bowen Technical Foul
Q1 3:43 · DAL 16-11 SA
- Missed FT
Malik Rose missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:38 · DAL 85-83 SA
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
