⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fifteen- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 38
- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the first quarter
- Made no threes to their eight
- Went cold from three, no of seven
A 17-0 run took them from 8 down to 9 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 9:38 · SA 12-4 DAL
- Winner
Tony Parker hit a 21-foot jumper
Q4 2:33 · SA 82-81 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 2:33 · SA 88-81 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
George Hill technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:08 · SA 43-37 DAL
- Turnover
Antonio McDyess bad pass
Q4 4:11 · SA 78-75 DAL
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · SA 94-88 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 8 down to 9 up
Q3 6:07 · SA 59-68 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jose Juan Barea traveling
Q4 1:51 · SA 82-81 DAL
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 0 | Threes made | 8 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
