⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of twenty from three- Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 30-19 off them
- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 50
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 3:18 · SA 76-71 DAL
- Ties it
DeMar DeRozan hit a 9-foot two point shot
Q4 2:53 · SA 96-96 DAL
- Ties it
Patty Mills hit a layup, DeMar DeRozan with the assist
Q4 1:57 · SA 98-98 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Patty Mills out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:44 · SA 91-92 DAL
- Turnover
Bryn Forbes out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:37 · SA 98-98 DAL
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 4:28 · SA 102-102 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q2 1:29 · SA 53-51 DAL
- Lead
Dennis Smith Jr. hit a 25-foot step back jumper
Q4 1:30 · SA 98-101 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luka Doncic bad pass
Q4 2:00 · SA 96-98 DAL
- Turnover
Wesley Matthews bad pass
Q4 1:38 · SA 98-98 DAL
- Turnover
Dennis Smith Jr. lost ball turnover
OT 3:03 · SA 103-102 DAL
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 15 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
