โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ GS better than we expected
โผ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 25
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 9:04 ยท GS 11-2 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher misses technical free throw
Q4 2:42 ยท GS 105-89 DAL

Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q1 4:47 ยท GS 15-19 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 9:04 ยท GS 55-60 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:42 ยท GS 105-89 DAL
๐The numbers
| GS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |









