⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- A 16-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 29 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 8:00 · DAL 72-57 SA
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 29
Q3 0:17 · DAL 105-76 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 23
Q4 4:52 · DAL 109-86 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
