⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 35- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 50
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 8:23 · DAL 90-77 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:48 · DAL 94-86 SA
- Turnover
Jason Terry bad pass
Q4 1:35 · DAL 100-94 SA
- Turnover
Jason Terry out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:18 · DAL 106-99 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- Steal
Kawhi Leonard stole it from Jason Terry
Q4 1:35 · DAL 100-94 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
