⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
+7Q125-16
-5Q220-22
+12Q337-24
0Q430-28
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their eight- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 32
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eight
Key battles
23Free throws made5
17Turnovers8
6Fast break points13
18Points off turnovers11
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
