⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their ten- Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 23
- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 18-5 off them
- Beaten inside, 48 points in the paint to 66
- Gave up second chances, ten offensive rebounds to their three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 30
Q4 2:06 · DAL 142-112 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:58 · DAL 13-12 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Gregg Popovich technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 12:00 · DAL 99-90 SA
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 22 | Threes made | 10 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 30 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
