⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 19-2 off them- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 22
- Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to eight
- Went cold from three, three of seventeen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 9:55 · DAL 30-25 SA
- Ties it
Dirk Nowitzki hit a driving layup
OT 2:28 · DAL 91-91 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
OT 2:28 · DAL 97-91 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- Ties it
Tim Duncan hit a 5-foot two point shot
Q4 0:02 · DAL 84-84 SA
- Lead
George Hill hit a driving layup
OT 4:50 · DAL 84-86 SA
- Lead
George Hill hit a 21-foot two point shot
OT 3:12 · DAL 89-91 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Jefferson bad pass
Q4 2:31 · DAL 78-78 SA
- Turnover
George Hill offensive foul (Jose Juan Barea draws the foul)
OT 1:12 · DAL 97-91 SA
- Turnover
George Hill turnover
OT 1:12 · DAL 97-91 SA
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 1 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
