⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 28 from three
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:55 · DAL 8-2 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q3 1:21 · DAL 75-69 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q2 2:25 · DAL 46-51 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 2 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 19 | Blocks | 11 |
