⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 23 rebounds to 6
- A 19-0 run took them from 12 down to 7 up in the third quarter
- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 23
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 0:41 · DAL 47-36 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Howard offensive foul (Bruce Bowen draws the foul)
Q4 3:50 · DAL 70-78 SA
- Missed FT
Josh Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:09 · DAL 74-82 SA
- Turnover
Jerry Stackhouse lost ball
Q4 0:20 · DAL 78-83 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 12 down to 7 up
Q3 6:11 · DAL 54-61 SA
- Steal
Manu Ginobili stole it from Jerry Stackhouse
Q4 0:20 · DAL 78-83 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 0:34 · DAL 78-82 SA
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · DAL 78-82 SA
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 77 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
