⏱️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 first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Harrison Barnes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:51 · SA 116-121 DAL
- Missed FT
Harrison Barnes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:51 · SA 116-121 DAL
- Turnover
Harrison Barnes bad pass
Q4 0:40 · SA 123-127 DAL

Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 11:41 · SA 34-36 DAL
- Steal
Caleb Martin stole it from Harrison Barnes
Q4 0:40 · SA 123-127 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dante Exum bad pass
Q4 4:56 · SA 114-117 DAL
- Turnover
Spencer Dinwiddie lost ball turnover
Q4 3:53 · SA 116-119 DAL
- Turnover
Spencer Dinwiddie bad pass
Q4 3:37 · SA 116-119 DAL
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 17 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |






