⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 10:25 · DAL 51-48 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 3:15 · DAL 74-60 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 0:31 · DAL 83-66 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Monta Ellis technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:54 · DAL 53-54 SA
- Technical
Devin Harris technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:54 · DAL 74-61 SA
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler 3 second turnover
Q4 2:31 · DAL 95-87 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 6:58 · DAL 11-21 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Danny Green misses technical free throw
Q3 6:54 · DAL 53-54 SA
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
