⏱️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
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 10:18 · SA 54-54 DAL
- Winner
Bruce Bowen hit a 24-foot three jumper, Tony Parker with the assist
Q4 2:14 · SA 87-84 DAL
- Steal
Manu Ginobili stole it from Dirk Nowitzki
Q4 1:57 · SA 87-84 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:41 · SA 84-81 DAL
- Turnover
Tim Duncan bad pass
Q4 4:16 · SA 84-81 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jerry Stackhouse offensive foul (Manu Ginobili draws the foul)
Q4 4:28 · SA 84-81 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki lost ball
Q4 1:57 · SA 87-84 DAL
- Missed FT
Erick Dampier misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:36 · SA 87-84 DAL
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 11 | Assists | 8 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
