⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their eight- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 44
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 4:58 · DAL 26-13 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 10:26 · DAL 63-58 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 7:33 · DAL 67-71 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 1:15 · DAL 69-79 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
