⏱️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 first 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 12 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, 45 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 41
- Made four threes to their twelve
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q1 2:46 · SA 33-16 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q2 10:52 · SA 47-26 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 2:32 · SA 117-100 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Bruce Bowen Technical Foul
Q1 1:14 · SA 33-18 DAL
- Technical
Kevin Willis Technical Foul
Q2 1:51 · SA 64-40 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q1 1:15 · SA 33-24 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 20
Q2 2:15 · SA 64-44 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q4 7:28 · SA 103-94 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki Technical Foul
Q1 7:39 · SA 10-7 DAL
- Technical
Raef LaFrentz Technical Foul
Q1 2:46 · SA 22-16 DAL
- Technical
Raef LaFrentz Technical Foul
Q1 2:46 · SA 22-16 DAL
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 37 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
