⏱️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 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, 8 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 0:03 · DAL 80-64 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Shawn Bradley Technical Foul
Q3 6:15 · DAL 60-53 SA
- Missed FT
Steve Nash missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:06 · DAL 95-90 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Anthony Carter Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 3:42 · DAL 64-60 SA
- Missed FT
Devin Brown missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:53 · DAL 92-85 SA
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
