⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of nineteen from three- Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their fourteen
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the third quarter
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 dragged them back level
Q2 0:59 · DAL 43-43 SA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q3 8:26 · DAL 60-47 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jonathan Gibson lost ball turnover
Q4 1:46 · DAL 84-88 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 2:50 · DAL 64-59 SA
- Steal
Dewayne Dedmon stole it from Jonathan Gibson
Q4 1:46 · DAL 84-88 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kawhi Leonard misses technical free throw
Q3 4:33 · DAL 58-47 SA
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:56 · DAL 79-77 SA
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
