⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 40
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:11 · WSH 17-8 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Larry Hughes Technical Foul
Q2 3:20 · WSH 32-35 SA
- Technical
Etan Thomas Technical Foul
Q4 8:19 · WSH 54-76 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 7:28 · WSH 30-35 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q4 9:33 · WSH 54-80 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Tony Parker Technical Foul
Q1 1:31 · WSH 23-15 SA
📊The numbers
| WSH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 13 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 10 | Blocks | 9 |
