⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 16 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first 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
- Steal
Darren Collison stole it from Aron Baynes
Q4 0:04 · DAL 105-111 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q4 0:51 · DAL 107-111 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 3:55 · DAL 90-101 SA
- Turnover
Jae Crowder bad pass
Q4 0:01 · DAL 107-113 SA

Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 5:35 · DAL 12-23 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 10:26 · DAL 47-67 SA
- Steal
Danny Green stole it from Jae Crowder
Q4 0:01 · DAL 107-113 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Danny Green technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 10:33 · DAL 70-91 SA
- Turnover
Aron Baynes bad pass
Q4 0:04 · DAL 105-111 SA
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 29 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |








