⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 12 fast break points to 0
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q1 7:45 · DAL 23-4 SA
- Ties it
DeAndre Jordan hit a alley oop dunk shot, Luka Doncic with the assist
Q4 2:39 · DAL 96-96 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q2 7:29 · DAL 49-36 SA
- Winner
Davis Bertans hit a 25-foot three jumper, DeMar DeRozan with the assist
Q4 1:41 · DAL 96-99 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
