⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 16-6 off them- Won the second chances, ten offensive rebounds to three
- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 9:56 · SA 11-6 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 15
Q4 4:37 · SA 102-117 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 5:57 · SA 16-24 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q3 9:38 · SA 62-81 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 18 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 30 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
