⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 2 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks 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
- Lead
Bruce Bowen hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:39 · SA 92-91 DAL
- Lead
Tim Duncan hit a dunk, Manu Ginobili with the assist
Q4 1:50 · SA 94-92 DAL
- Winner
Tim Duncan hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · SA 95-94 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:52 · SA 87-88 DAL
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:52 · SA 87-88 DAL
- Missed FT
Michael Finley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · SA 97-94 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 4:18 · SA 37-42 DAL
- Ties it
Jason Terry hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:02 · SA 92-92 DAL
- Ties it
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 12-foot two point shot
Q4 1:36 · SA 94-94 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Terry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:44 · SA 57-67 DAL
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:35 · SA 87-89 DAL
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:02 · SA 92-91 DAL
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
