⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second 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
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 34- Could not get to the line, five free throws to their twenty
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:08 · SA 8-4 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 4:54 · SA 57-72 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q4 11:37 · SA 67-76 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 7:18 · SA 73-88 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 12 | Assists | 22 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
