⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their one- Gave up second chances, 23 offensive rebounds to their twelve
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Caron Butler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:48 · WSH 72-92 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 8:38 · WSH 4-16 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 0:24 · WSH 70-89 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Duncan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:50 · WSH 44-68 SA
📊The numbers
| WSH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 1 | Threes made | 10 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 11 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
