⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 16 points ahead of 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, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their eleven- Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their nineteen
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the fourth quarter
- Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 55
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 19
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q2 11:23 · SA 28-39 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 0:04 · SA 83-88 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMar DeRozan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:58 · SA 44-55 DAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:35 · SA 93-94 DAL
- Turnover
Patty Mills bad pass
Q4 3:25 · SA 96-99 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 8:01 · SA 7-17 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q1 3:40 · SA 15-31 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q4 3:45 · SA 96-108 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luka Doncic turnover
Q4 0:36 · SA 100-108 DAL
- Turnover
Luka Doncic offensive foul
Q4 0:28 · SA 103-108 DAL
- Turnover
Luka Doncic turnover
Q4 0:28 · SA 103-108 DAL
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 17 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
