⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their five- Ran them off the floor, 35 fast break points to 19
- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q1 4:20 · DAL 22-27 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 4:13 · DAL 46-45 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 2:47 · DAL 98-104 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses technical free throw
Q2 8:51 · DAL 32-32 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 6:33 · DAL 38-43 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q3 0:52 · DAL 72-88 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Duncan technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 8:51 · DAL 32-32 SA
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 16 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 16 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 35 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
