⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third 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, 31 free throws to their thirteen- Made six 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Raja Bell Technical Foul
Q2 9:07 · DAL 31-31 SA
- Turnover
Walt Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Emanuel Ginobili.
Q4 2:01 · DAL 89-94 SA
- Missed FT
Raja Bell missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:10 · DAL 95-100 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 5:15 · DAL 66-71 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:20 · DAL 89-93 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker Offensive Foul
Q4 1:06 · DAL 89-96 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker Foul
Q4 1:06 · DAL 89-96 SA
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 15 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
