⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 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, 27 free throws to their fifteen- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 28
- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 8:14 · SA 21-8 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q2 5:11 · SA 56-47 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 8:18 · SA 71-59 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · SA 105-99 DAL
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · SA 109-103 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 1:06 · SA 27-26 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
