⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their ten
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 39
A 12-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 34 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 4:36 · GS 57-40 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 26
Q3 0:28 · GS 104-78 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 34
Q4 9:06 · GS 116-82 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Curry misses technical free throw
Q4 8:21 · GS 106-82 DAL

Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 11:17 · GS 31-29 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Frank Ntilikina flagrant foul type 1
Q3 3:30 · GS 88-71 DAL
- Technical
Kristaps Porzingis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:21 · GS 106-82 DAL
📊The numbers
| GS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 17 | Threes made | 10 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 17 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |









