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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mavericks | 31 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 96 |
 Spurs | 18 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 98 |
DALTeam statsSAS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 39-8048.8% | 10-2835.7% | 8-988.9% | 38 | 23 | 9 |
| SAS | 39-8645.3% | 5-2520.0% | 15-1883.3% | 41 | 14 | 7 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
San Antonio Spurs98| 34 | 22 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | −3 | +4.5 | |||||||
| 34 | 11 | 5-11 | 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −5.6 | ||||
| 28 | 9 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −4.5 | ||||
| 24 | 14 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +1.3 | |||||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −5.5 | |||
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| 27 | 13 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +3.4 | ||||
| 23 | 12 | 5-9 | 0-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +13 | +3.3 | ||||||
| 22 | 9 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +1.1 | |||
| 14 | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 13 | 3 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −6.3 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −2.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team | 98 | 39-8645.3% | 5-2520.0% | 41 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 15-1883.3% | 9 | 5 | 2 | |||
Bench 42 points on 16 for 34 shooting
Did not play: Danny Green (rest).
Dallas Mavericks96| 39 | 6 | 3-11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −5.9 | ||||||
| 39 | 17 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0 | +2 | +4.4 | |||||||
| 37 | 10 | 3-11 | 1-3 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | −1 | −4.9 | ||||||
| 34 | 21, Career high (his best before, 16) | 9-10 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +8.4 | ||||
| 25 | 19 | 8-13 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +5.6 | ||||
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| 26 | 9 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −4.5 | |||||
| 18 | 8 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +0.2 | |||||
| 18 | 2 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −5.8 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +2.3 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.7 | ||
| Team | 96 | 39-8048.8% | 10-2835.7% | 38 | 23 | 9 | 16 | 8-988.9% | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
Bench 23 points on 9 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Johnathan Motley and Jeff Withey (coach’s decision).
Spurs98Mavericks96ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Manu Ginobili made a driving layup with 3.1 seconds left, and the San Antonio Spurs rallied from 16 points down in the third quarter to beat the Dallas Mavericks 98-96.
The Spurs trailed 53-43 at halftime and 65-49 with 8:33 left in the third quarter. They were still down 96-85 with 3:59 left in the fourth quarter, with a 4.2% chance to win, and outscored the Mavericks 13-0 the rest of the way.
The Mavericks had the ball down 2, but Wesley Matthews missed a 49-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Spurs outscored the Mavericks 6-0. LaMarcus Aldridge scored 4 of the Spurs’ 6 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Aldridge had 22 points and 14 rebounds.
For the Mavericks, Maxi Kleber had a career-high 21 points and 3 blocks on 9 for 10 shooting, and Dirk Nowitzki added 19 points (12 in the third quarter) on 8 for 13 shooting.
The Mavericks forced 7 turnovers, about 6 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Spurs outscored the Mavericks 19-2 on the fast break. They scored the last 13 points of the game. The Spurs’ starters were outscored 25-15 in 9 minutes together.
San Antonio SpursDallas MavericksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Spurs’ chance bottomed out at 4.2% (4th quarter, 3:59 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
83 points from the field on 86 shots: 3.6 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-23 | 69.6% | 63% |
| In the paint | 8-20 | 40.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 10-18 | 55.6% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 1-4 | 25.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 4-21 | 19.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxi Kleber | 39 | 8 | 4-10 | −4 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 9 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Harrison Barnes | 5 | 6 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 2 | 1-4 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yogi Ferrell | 24 | 4 | 2-4 | 0 |
| J.J. Barea | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Harrison Barnes | 4 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Maxi Kleber | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 5 | 6 | 3-4 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 46 possessions. He usually scores about 7 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Powell | 17 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Harrison Barnes | 13 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Wesley Matthews | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Maxi Kleber | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 10 | 4-6 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 12 points on 47 possessions. He usually scores about 9 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
SAS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DAL
50/50
SAS
Highest Leverage Moments
Ginobili 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (12 PTS)
Q4 0:03
42.0%
53→95
Aldridge 10' Turnaround Jump Shot (22 PTS)
Q4 0:23
28.4%
24→53
Aldridge 1' Hook Shot (20 PTS) (Ginobili 3 AST)
Q4 0:59
13.9%
13→27
Forbes 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Murray 4 AST)
Q4 2:13
12.1%
8→21
Bertans 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Ginobili 2 AST)
Q3 2:28
10.1%
27→37
