⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 33 from three- Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 26
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in overtime
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their ten
- Beaten inside, 44 points in the paint to 60
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 5:21 · SA 85-80 DAL
- Lead
Sandro Mamukelashvili hit a 28-foot three jumper, Tre Jones with the assist
Q4 1:38 · SA 117-114 DAL
- Ties it
Keldon Johnson hit a alley oop dunk shot, Malaki Branham with the assist
Q4 0:01 · SA 121-121 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Keldon Johnson lost ball turnover
Q4 1:09 · SA 117-116 DAL
- Turnover
Malaki Branham traveling
Q4 0:54 · SA 117-118 DAL
- Turnover
Keldon Johnson out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 2:37 · SA 123-128 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 4:20 · SA 114-114 DAL
- Winner
Christian Wood hit a 18-foot jumper
OT 3:35 · SA 123-125 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
OT 4:04 · SA 123-134 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaden Hardy misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · SA 119-120 DAL
- Turnover
Maxi Kleber out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:01 · SA 119-121 DAL
- Missed FT
Christian Wood misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 1:40 · SA 123-131 DAL
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 15 | Threes made | 17 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
