⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse 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, 41 free throws to their 29- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 30
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
- Winner
Tony Parker hit a 17-foot jumper
Q4 2:56 · SA 92-90 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:39 · SA 87-84 WSH
- Turnover
Tony Parker offensive foul (Jared Jeffries draws the foul)
Q4 1:24 · SA 97-92 WSH
- Turnover
Tony Parker turnover
Q4 1:24 · SA 97-92 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 4:48 · SA 56-62 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antonio Daniels misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:34 · SA 92-90 WSH
- Turnover
Jared Jeffries bad pass
Q4 0:24 · SA 104-99 WSH
- Turnover
Antonio Daniels offensive foul (Manu Ginobili draws the foul)
Q4 0:19 · SA 106-99 WSH
📊The numbers
| SA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
