⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, 36 free throws to their 25- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 18-4 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 10:23 · SA 23-26 DAL
- Steal
Manu Ginobili stole it from Marquis Daniels
Q4 0:31 · SA 96-89 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:52 · SA 94-86 DAL
- Missed FT
Michael Finley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 · SA 96-89 DAL
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · SA 97-89 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:23 · SA 2-8 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 2:41 · SA 11-22 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Erick Dampier 3 second
Q4 4:01 · SA 86-79 DAL
- Turnover
Marquis Daniels bad pass
Q4 0:31 · SA 96-89 DAL
- Turnover
Darrell Armstrong bad pass
Q4 0:11 · SA 97-89 DAL
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
