⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 41
- A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21 in the second quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 35-point deficit to 23 in the fourth quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:15 · DAL 8-0 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q2 7:05 · DAL 46-25 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 32
Q3 7:52 · DAL 68-36 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 35-point deficit to 23
Q4 7:39 · DAL 83-60 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 12% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 10 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
