⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 28
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 10:51 · SA 46-47 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 2:13 · SA 93-81 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 3:32 · SA 14-18 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q2 6:16 · SA 28-41 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Jordan Technical Foul
Q2 1:00 · SA 33-43 WSH
- Turnover
Christian Laettner Offensive Foul
Q4 3:54 · SA 79-77 WSH
- Turnover
Christian Laettner Foul
Q4 3:54 · SA 79-77 WSH
📊The numbers
| SA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
