⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 16
- A 14-0 run took them from 5 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q3 3:47 · SA 72-63 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 11:04 · SA 80-65 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
Q2 6:45 · SA 39-34 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Brian Cardinal flagrant foul type 1 (Tim Duncan draws the foul)
Q2 6:45 · SA 39-34 DAL
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:03 · SA 95-84 DAL
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 28 | Assists | 13 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 16 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
