⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight- Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 19-4 off them
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 32
- Lost the glass, 26 rebounds to 48
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
- Steal
Jeremy Sochan stole it from Tim Hardaway Jr.
Q4 0:09 · SA 123-124 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tre Jones bad pass
Q4 1:00 · SA 121-122 DAL
- Missed FT
Tre Jones misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · SA 124-126 DAL
- Missed FT
Tre Jones misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · SA 125-126 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 9:35 · SA 68-80 DAL
- Steal
Luka Doncic stole it from Tre Jones
Q4 1:00 · SA 121-122 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Hardaway Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 0:09 · SA 123-124 DAL
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · SA 125-126 DAL
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · SA 125-126 DAL
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 8 | Threes made | 14 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 1 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
