⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 10:37 · SA 32-33 DAL
- Steal
Kawhi Leonard stole it from Seth Curry
Q4 2:11 · SA 90-88 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Patty Mills misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:49 · SA 89-86 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 1:38 · SA 24-31 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 11:08 · SA 50-58 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 9:38 · SA 81-84 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Seth Curry bad pass
Q4 2:11 · SA 90-88 DAL
- Missed FT
Wesley Matthews misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:42 · SA 92-90 DAL
- Missed FT
Wesley Matthews misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:14 · SA 92-90 DAL
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
