⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 11 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made four threes to their twelve- Went cold from three, four of twenty
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
- Lead
Vince Carter hit a 15-foot two point shot
OT 4:26 · DAL 93-91 SA
- Go-ahead
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 16-foot two point shot, Vince Carter with the assist
OT 3:45 · DAL 95-94 SA
- Winner
Jason Terry hit a 12-foot two point shot, Dirk Nowitzki with the assist
OT 0:41 · DAL 99-98 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ian Mahinmi lost ball
Q4 2:14 · DAL 82-89 SA
- Missed FT
Ian Mahinmi misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:11 · DAL 101-100 SA
- Missed FT
Ian Mahinmi misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:11 · DAL 101-100 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q4 10:00 · DAL 71-75 SA
- Go-ahead
James Anderson hit a 24-foot three jumper, Gary Neal with the assist
OT 4:09 · DAL 93-94 SA
- Lead
Tiago Splitter hit a free throw 2 of 2
OT 1:46 · DAL 95-96 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tiago Splitter bad pass
OT 3:29 · DAL 95-94 SA
- Turnover
Daniel Green lost ball
OT 2:17 · DAL 95-94 SA
- Turnover
Gary Neal lost ball
OT 0:24 · DAL 99-98 SA
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 12 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 15 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 12 | Blocks | 2 |
