⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 31
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the first quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 3:14 · SA 58-58 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 7:18 · SA 82-73 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 2:27 · SA 20-31 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 32 | Assists | 30 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
