⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, 26 free throws to their six- Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 36
- A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 8:33 · DAL 31-26 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 7:26 · DAL 56-59 SA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q3 0:03 · DAL 66-81 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q4 5:07 · DAL 74-94 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 4 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 11 |
