⏱️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 third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 24 points in the paint to 42
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 8:08 · SA 20-8 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · SA 88-83 DAL
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · SA 88-83 DAL
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · SA 88-83 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 5:56 · SA 55-54 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
