⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q1 2:33 · SA 34-18 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 0:03 · SA 76-61 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Gregg Popovich technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:48 · SA 54-39 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 1:00 · SA 54-45 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses technical free throw
Q2 0:48 · SA 54-39 DAL
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Assists | 15 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
