⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter but fell behind it by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 26- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 40
- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Made five threes to their fourteen
- Went cold from three, five of 36
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 1:14 · SA 37-26 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 4:49 · SA 58-48 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 2:32 · SA 68-51 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:10 · SA 109-108 DAL
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:10 · SA 109-108 DAL
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · SA 111-111 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 7:29 · SA 48-46 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q4 10:16 · SA 94-92 DAL
- Ties it
Naji Marshall hit a 23-foot three jumper, Cooper Flagg with the assist
Q4 1:41 · SA 111-111 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cooper Flagg misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:20 · SA 105-103 DAL
- Turnover
Naji Marshall bad pass turnover
Q4 1:24 · SA 111-111 DAL
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 14 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 20 | Assists | 29 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. WembanyamaF Double-double | 34 | 52 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 78 | 76 | 54 | 26 | 10 | 16-28 | 1-8 | 19-23 | +23 |
D. FoxG | 33 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 4-4 | +12 |
D. VassellG | 36 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0-8 | 0-5 | 2-2 | +2 |
S. CastleG Double-double | 35 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 6-20 | 2-9 | 3-4 | +1 |
D. HarperG | 36 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 9-15 | 1-2 | 2-2 | +8 |
J. ChampagnieF | 21 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0-6 | 0-5 | 0-0 | -4 |
K. JohnsonF | 19 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 2-2 | -13 |
L. KornetC | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -22 |
H. BarnesF | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | -2 |
| Team | 112 | 61 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 37-95 | 5-36 | 33-39 |
Did not playC. Bryant (coach's decision), T. Reed Jr. (coach's decision), J. McLaughlin (coach's decision)
Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. GaffordF | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | -4 |
P.J. WashingtonF Double-double | 39 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 31 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 7-18 | 3-8 | 4-5 | 0 |
C. FlaggF Double-double | 40 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 29 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 7-19 | 0-3 | 5-7 | +2 |
Z. RisacherF | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -7 |
K. IrvingG | 36 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 36 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 9-27 | 5-14 | 6-8 | -4 |
N. MarshallF | 26 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 9-12 | 3-3 | 1-1 | +5 |
W. Clayton Jr.G | 21 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +3 |
C. MartinF | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
M. Johnson Jr.F | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 3-4 | +1 |
M. SasserG | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Team | 111 | 50 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 39-102 | 14-37 | 19-26 |
Did not playT. Lawal (coach's decision), M. Cisse (coach's decision), J. Howard (coach's decision)
