⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 50 free throws to their 32
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
Jerry Stackhouse hit a layup, Dirk Nowitzki with the assist
Q4 0:31 · DAL 102-101 SA
- Winner
Dirk Nowitzki hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · DAL 104-103 SA
- Ties it
Dirk Nowitzki hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · DAL 103-103 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:54 · DAL 95-98 SA
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · DAL 104-103 SA
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · DAL 104-103 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 1:50 · DAL 53-48 SA
- Go-ahead
Manu Ginobili hit a driving layup
Q4 0:51 · DAL 100-101 SA
- Go-ahead
Manu Ginobili hit a 11-foot running jumper
Q4 0:21 · DAL 102-103 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan bad pass
Q4 2:41 · DAL 96-98 SA
- Turnover
Bruce Bowen turnover
Q4 2:05 · DAL 98-98 SA
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili turnover
Q4 0:02 · DAL 104-103 SA
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 1 | Threes made | 3 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 39 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 12 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
