⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 26 from three- Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their thirteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:15 · WSH 27-28 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antawn Jamison Lost Ball. Stolen by Manu Ginobili.
Q4 2:05 · WSH 86-80 SA
- Missed FT
Jarvis Hayes missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:25 · WSH 90-84 SA
- Missed FT
Jarvis Hayes missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:25 · WSH 90-84 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker Bad Pass
Q4 2:58 · WSH 84-79 SA
- Turnover
Malik Rose Offensive Foul. His 7th Personal Foul.
Q4 0:18 · WSH 90-84 SA
- Turnover
Malik Rose Turnover
Q4 0:18 · WSH 90-84 SA
📊The numbers
| WSH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 13 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 8 |
