⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fifteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 3:06 · DAL 26-24 SA
- Ties it
Luka Doncic hit a 10-foot driving floating jump shot, Dorian Finney-Smith with the assist
Q4 0:19 · DAL 117-117 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luka Doncic bad pass
Q4 4:17 · DAL 104-108 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 11:19 · DAL 58-60 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 4:29 · DAL 104-113 SA
- Winner
DeMar DeRozan hit a 20-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:01 · DAL 117-119 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jakob Poeltl misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:54 · DAL 107-113 SA
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
