⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made five threes to their eleven- They shot well above their usual, eleven of fourteen from three
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 3:10 · SA 26-16 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 2:57 · SA 72-72 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 0:57 · SA 49-51 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 7:20 · SA 83-95 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 79% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
