⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks 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
- Go-ahead
Devin Harris made driving layup.
Q4 0:19 · DAL 87-86 SA
- Ties it
Marquis Daniels made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Q4 0:06 · DAL 89-89 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:39 · DAL 83-82 SA
- Turnover
Keith Van Horn Bad Pass
Q4 0:43 · DAL 85-82 SA
- Missed FT
Marquis Daniels missed Free Throw 3 of 3.
Q4 0:06 · DAL 89-89 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:56 · DAL 2-10 SA
- Lead
Michael Finley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:22 · DAL 85-86 SA
- Lead
Tony Parker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:12 · DAL 87-88 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker Bad Pass. Stolen by Devin Harris.
Q4 0:50 · DAL 85-82 SA
- Missed FT
Michael Finley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:18 · DAL 87-86 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan Traveling
Q4 0:03 · DAL 89-89 SA
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
