⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8
Q3 3:05 · DAL 72-80 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:25 · DAL 60-77 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:48 · DAL 0-9 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 5:56 · DAL 36-48 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 6:26 · DAL 84-97 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
