⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower 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, 22 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 32- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 30
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 3:12 · DAL 55-47 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 3:50 · DAL 86-65 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 6:42 · DAL 11-13 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 2:57 · DAL 19-26 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
