⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 10 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
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Spurs 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 cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 6:05 · SA 70-74 DAL
- Lead
Manu Ginobili hit a 24-foot three jumper, Tim Duncan with the assist
Q4 0:32 · SA 104-101 DAL
- Ties it
Tony Parker hit a 16-foot jumper
OT 3:57 · SA 106-106 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan lost ball
Q4 4:39 · SA 91-96 DAL
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:07 · SA 100-101 DAL
- Turnover
Tim Duncan traveling
OT 3:20 · SA 106-108 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 10:45 · SA 29-47 DAL
- Lead
Josh Howard hit a layup, Dirk Nowitzki with the assist
OT 4:20 · SA 104-106 DAL
- Winner
DeSagana Diop hit a dunk, Jason Terry with the assist
OT 3:31 · SA 106-108 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:00 · SA 95-98 DAL
- Missed FT
DeSagana Diop misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:22 · SA 110-114 DAL
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:15 · SA 111-116 DAL
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
