⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 35- A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16 in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 4:52 · DAL 46-50 SA
- Steal
Caron Butler stole it from Tony Parker
Q4 1:22 · DAL 82-90 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16
Q2 11:03 · DAL 29-45 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker step out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:33 · DAL 80-88 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker bad pass
Q4 1:22 · DAL 82-90 SA
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:40 · DAL 87-94 SA
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 15 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
