⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 16 points in the paint to 34
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 0:42 · WSH 26-30 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 7:45 · WSH 43-40 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Caron Butler turnover
Q4 3:26 · WSH 82-88 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 0:33 · WSH 71-74 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 67% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 16 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
