⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 31
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 1:23 · SA 33-21 DAL
- Lead
Manu Ginobili hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:45 · SA 81-80 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan lost ball
Q4 1:31 · SA 82-84 DAL
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:32 · SA 85-88 DAL
- Turnover
Fabricio Oberto lost ball
Q4 0:01 · SA 85-88 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 5:03 · SA 62-60 DAL
- Ties it
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 5-foot two point shot
Q4 2:27 · SA 82-82 DAL
- Steal
Dirk Nowitzki stole it from Tim Duncan
Q4 1:31 · SA 82-84 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devean George misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:15 · SA 82-86 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 0:12 · SA 85-88 DAL
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 13 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
