⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse 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, 48 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 42
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:13 · SA 11-2 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 7:40 · SA 87-81 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 4:35 · SA 99-85 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 2:47 · SA 62-63 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 3:41 · SA 132-118 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 30 | Assists | 26 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
