⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 31
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 5:28 · DAL 97-100 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jae Crowder bad pass
Q4 0:22 · DAL 107-114 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- Steal
Danny Green stole it from Jae Crowder
Q4 0:22 · DAL 107-114 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Boris Diaw bad pass
Q4 3:58 · DAL 95-100 SA
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:47 · DAL 103-109 SA
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 35 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
