⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of twelve from three- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 2
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 25
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 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 8:37 · SA 37-46 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q2 1:00 · SA 56-59 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 4:20 · SA 72-70 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker traveling
Q4 4:18 · SA 81-85 DAL
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:40 · SA 85-89 DAL
- Turnover
Tony Parker traveling
Q4 1:31 · SA 87-91 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q1 2:59 · SA 19-35 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Harris turnover
Q4 3:20 · SA 83-87 DAL
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
