⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their thirteen- A 12-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 31 in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 3:44 · SA 42-31 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q4 10:34 · SA 87-60 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 31
Q4 2:23 · SA 112-81 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses technical free throw
Q4 11:17 · SA 78-56 DAL
- Missed FT
Danny Green misses technical free throw
Q4 6:31 · SA 93-65 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 7:58 · SA 8-10 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Zaza Pachulia flagrant foul type 1 (Patty Mills draws the foul)
Q2 3:16 · SA 36-31 DAL
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 11:17 · SA 78-56 DAL
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 11:17 · SA 78-56 DAL
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
