⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse 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, 49 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 30
- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the second quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the fourth 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q2 3:09 · SA 54-41 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:40 · SA 92-89 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q4 11:17 · SA 77-78 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 31 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
