⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 26
- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the second 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 9:16 · DAL 8-14 SA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q2 3:18 · DAL 48-58 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q3 7:39 · DAL 60-82 SA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Luke Kornet flagrant foul type 1
Q1 4:17 · DAL 17-19 SA
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 31 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
