⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their eight- They went cold, eight of 29 from three
- Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to five
- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 22
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4 in the fourth 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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:11 · DAL 8-0 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 3:53 · DAL 76-64 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 7:12 · DAL 102-85 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:47 · DAL 102-95 SA
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:47 · DAL 102-95 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 0:59 · DAL 20-24 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 1:00 · DAL 79-74 SA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4
Q4 3:17 · DAL 102-98 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 16 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
