⏱️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
-2Q129-31
0Q227-26
+9Q327-19
-1Q424-26
▼ SA better than we expected
The third 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
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
Key battles
9Blocks2
6Offensive rebounds13
20Fast break points11
25Assists16
🏀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 took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 6:13 · DAL 79-72 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 0:54 · DAL 29-38 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
