⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 9 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, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their twelve- A 16-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 4 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 4
Q1 2:27 · DAL 21-25 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 7:01 · DAL 36-29 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 7:24 · DAL 97-86 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luka Doncic lost ball turnover
Q4 0:39 · DAL 102-99 SA
- Missed FT
Reggie Bullock misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · DAL 102-99 SA
- Missed FT
Dorian Finney-Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · DAL 104-99 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q1 9:06 · DAL 1-18 SA
- Steal
Keldon Johnson stole it from Luka Doncic
Q4 1:47 · DAL 102-94 SA
- Steal
Keldon Johnson stole it from Luka Doncic
Q4 0:39 · DAL 102-99 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Keldon Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · DAL 103-99 SA
- Missed FT
Keldon Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · DAL 103-99 SA
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 18 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 4 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 11 |
