⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 32- A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the fourth quarter
A 15-0 run took them from 12 down to 3 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q4 7:22 · SA 85-81 DAL
- Steal
Tiago Splitter stole it from Brandan Wright
Q4 0:07 · SA 88-83 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:16 · SA 85-81 DAL
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 1:30 · SA 88-82 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 12 down to 3 up
Q1 0:02 · SA 21-24 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandan Wright misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:04 · SA 86-82 DAL
- Missed FT
Brandan Wright misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:51 · SA 88-83 DAL
- Turnover
Brandan Wright bad pass
Q4 0:07 · SA 88-83 DAL
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
