⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 2- Went cold from three, five of 25
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
- Ties it
LaMarcus Aldridge hit a 11-foot two point shot
Q4 0:23 · SA 96-96 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q4 2:57 · SA 98-96 DAL
- Winner
Manu Ginobili hit a two point shot
Q4 0:03 · SA 98-96 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray lost ball turnover
Q4 2:23 · SA 89-96 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 6:37 · SA 11-23 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 8:41 · SA 31-44 DAL
- Steal
Wesley Matthews stole it from Dejounte Murray
Q4 2:23 · SA 89-96 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:51 · SA 85-93 DAL
- Turnover
J.J. Barea bad pass
Q4 2:17 · SA 89-96 DAL
- Turnover
Wesley Matthews bad pass
Q4 0:20 · SA 96-96 DAL
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 2 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 14 | Blocks | 16 |
