⏱️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
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 23 from three- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 35
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 1:47 · DAL 30-26 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:49 · DAL 92-87 SA
- Missed FT
Ryan Hollins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:06 · DAL 95-90 SA
- Missed FT
Ryan Hollins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:06 · DAL 95-90 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 5:56 · DAL 16-25 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 4:48 · DAL 47-48 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Matt Bonner offensive foul (Jason Terry draws the foul)
Q4 4:07 · DAL 92-87 SA
- Turnover
Matt Bonner turnover
Q4 4:07 · DAL 92-87 SA
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:47 · DAL 92-87 SA
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 15 | Assists | 14 |
| 18 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
