⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse 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 35- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 7:22 · SA 20-13 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 11:37 · SA 38-18 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 3:04 · SA 95-88 DAL
- Missed FT
Malik Rose missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 2:40 · SA 97-90 DAL
- Missed FT
Malik Rose missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 2:40 · SA 97-90 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 16
Q4 11:42 · SA 86-70 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 6:47 · SA 93-86 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Tony Delk Technical Foul
Q1 8:06 · SA 6-10 DAL
- Flagrant
Michael Finley Flagrant Foul Type 2
Q3 2:17 · SA 76-55 DAL
- Technical
Tony Delk Technical Foul
Q3 2:17 · SA 76-55 DAL
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 11 | Blocks | 3 |
