⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 2:23 · DAL 60-62 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 3:24 · DAL 86-91 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dennis Smith Jr. bad pass
Q4 1:43 · DAL 81-89 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 8:46 · DAL 31-36 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 6:42 · DAL 47-58 SA
- Steal
Danny Green stole it from Dennis Smith Jr.
Q4 1:43 · DAL 81-89 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
LaMarcus Aldridge technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:33 · DAL 36-39 SA
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge back court turnover
Q4 1:28 · DAL 81-89 SA
- Missed FT
Patty Mills misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:57 · DAL 84-90 SA
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 4 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Steals | 12 |
| 23 | Blocks | 16 |
