⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 5:52 · DAL 48-41 SA
- Winner
Greg Buckner hit a two point shot
Q4 0:50 · DAL 88-86 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 3:19 · DAL 91-86 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse misses technical free throw
Q3 2:19 · DAL 68-70 SA
- Missed FT
Josh Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:39 · DAL 81-84 SA
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · DAL 88-86 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 1:39 · DAL 52-57 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Duncan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:19 · DAL 68-70 SA
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:53 · DAL 84-86 SA
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili lost ball
Q4 0:53 · DAL 86-86 SA
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
