⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 30
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 7:30 · DAL 38-32 SA
- Lead
Nick Van Exel made 18 ft Jumper.
OT 4:37 · DAL 104-102 SA
- Go-ahead
Dirk Nowitzki made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.
OT 2:31 · DAL 110-108 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki Lost Ball
Q4 2:51 · DAL 97-100 SA
- Missed FT
Eduardo Najera missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:31 · DAL 99-100 SA
- Turnover
Steve Nash Backcourt
Q4 0:36 · DAL 100-100 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 6:33 · DAL 12-13 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 11:07 · DAL 55-61 SA
- Go-ahead
Stephen Jackson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bruce Bowen.
OT 4:15 · DAL 104-105 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson Traveling
Q4 4:58 · DAL 92-96 SA
- Missed FT
Malik Rose missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 1:31 · DAL 110-108 SA
- Missed FT
Malik Rose missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 1:31 · DAL 110-108 SA
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
