⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 30
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q1 5:29 · SA 25-21 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 4:26 · SA 112-113 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:03 · SA 111-113 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 3:12 · SA 28-31 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 10:41 · SA 38-49 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 5:57 · SA 71-87 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:10 · SA 107-113 DAL
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
