⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 7:41 · SA 16-12 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 0:36 · SA 59-51 DAL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q3 5:37 · SA 78-65 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Roger Mason misses technical free throw
Q2 6:35 · SA 37-42 DAL
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili offensive foul (Jason Kidd draws the foul)
Q4 3:49 · SA 92-98 DAL
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili turnover
Q4 3:49 · SA 92-98 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 0:06 · SA 80-76 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 4:35 · SA 92-100 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 0:51 · SA 100-112 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
