⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 6:14 · DAL 86-90 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q2 6:01 · DAL 52-65 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:45 · DAL 121-128 SA
📊The numbers
| DAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 17 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 34 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
