⏱️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
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 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 23 threes to their fourteen- Shot well above their usual, 23 of 45 from three
- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42
- A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20 in the third quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 38-point deficit to 26 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 3:30 · DAL 36-24 SA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20
Q3 10:48 · DAL 88-68 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 30-point lead to 41
Q4 10:59 · DAL 130-89 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses technical free throw
Q3 5:34 · DAL 95-79 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 38-point deficit to 26
Q4 5:25 · DAL 134-108 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jeremy Sochan and Tim Hardaway Jr.
Q3 10:59 · DAL 74-68 SA
- Technical
Zach Collins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:34 · DAL 95-79 SA
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 23 | Threes made | 14 |
| 51% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 32 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
