⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 0:01 · SA 35-27 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q2 6:47 · SA 54-41 DAL
- Steal
Manu Ginobili stole it from Dirk Nowitzki
Q4 1:23 · SA 98-100 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 8:41 · SA 66-65 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:05 · SA 92-100 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 1:23 · SA 98-100 DAL
- Missed FT
Wesley Matthews misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:50 · SA 98-100 DAL
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
