⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their twenty- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their four
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
- Ties it
Devin Harris hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:59 · DAL 82-82 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Harris misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:59 · DAL 82-82 SA
- Turnover
Devin Harris offensive foul (Manu Ginobili draws the foul)
Q4 2:05 · DAL 84-85 SA
- Turnover
Devin Harris turnover
Q4 2:05 · DAL 84-85 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 10:15 · DAL 49-49 SA
- Winner
Michael Finley hit a three jumper, Manu Ginobili with the assist
Q4 2:45 · DAL 82-85 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 15 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
