⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 19 in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 33
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their sixteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:22 · SA 9-0 WSH
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 19
Q3 9:08 · SA 62-43 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 6:33 · SA 83-67 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Robert Horry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:04 · SA 71-57 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 4:18 · SA 42-33 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 22 | Assists | 8 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 14 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
